Television News, Politics and Young People
Generation Disconnected?

Why are young people alienated from television news? This book argues that contemporary trends indicating deepening disconnection from news about public life reflect both problems in the way television news covers politics - the single biggest item on the news - and problems with the nature of politics itself under neo-liberal capitalism.

Why are young people alienated from television news? This book argues that contemporary trends indicating deepening disconnection from news about public life reflect problems both with the way television news covers politics - which is the single biggest item on the news - and with the nature of politics itself under neo-liberal capitalism. The authors explore the representation of young people and politics on television news and suggest that there are links between these representations and why young people are turned off news programming. They ask both broadcasters and young people what they think can be done to address this issue, and examine the way that young people consume news. The book concludes that the problem is deep-rooted and requires profound changes both in our political culture and in the culture of television news.

Acknowledgements Introduction The Crisis of Political Representation Young People, Politics and Television Broadcasters' Perspectives Content Analysis of Television News The Symbolic Criminalisation of Young People The Monopolisation of Political Discourse
The Boundaries of Political Debate: Animal Rights Apathetic or Excluded? Young People, News and the Electronic Media Talk Back: Young Audiences and Reception Conclusion: Is Another Television News Paradigm Possible? Bibliography
Notes
Index