Media scandals : morality and desire in the popular culture marketplace / edited by James Lull and Stephen Hinerman.

Other author Lull, James.
Other author Hinerman, Stephen.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, 1997.
Descriptionix, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Scandals in mass media.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media--Moral and ethical aspects.

Contents The search for scandal / James Lull and Stephen Hinerman -- Scandal and social theory / John B. Thompson -- "And besides, the wench is dead" : media scandals and the globalization of communication / John Tomlinson -- Anxiety, desire, and conflict in the American racial imagination / Herman Gray -- What a story! : understanding the audience for scandal / S. Elizabeth Bird -- Character, celebrity, and sexual innuendo in the mass-mediated presidency / Bruce E. Gronbeck -- (Don't) leave me alone : tabloid narrative and the Michael Jackson child abuse scandal / Stephen Hinerman -- Producing trash, class, and the money shot / Laura Grindstaff -- Apollo undone : the sports scandal / David Rowe -- Church, media, and scandal / Paul A. Soukup -- Pushin' it to the limit : scandals and pop music / Javier Santiago-Lucerna.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 97022261
ISBN0231111649
ISBN0231111657 (pbk.)
ISBN0745618855

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks P96.S29 M43 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold