»Love it or Loathe it«: Audience Responses to Tabloids in the UK and Germany

Mascha K. Brichta

Published by transcript Verlag 2011

»Love it or Loathe it«

Audience Responses to Tabloids in the UK and Germany

Mascha K. Brichta

Volume 39 in the series Cultural Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/transcript.9783839418857

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About this book

Popular newspapers like the British »The Sun« and the German »Bild« regularly invite controversy over their morals and methods, power and responsibility, political and social impact. At best, their reporting is rejected as trivial, vulgar and tasteless; at worst, it is deemed hazardous to the workings of democratic society. Yet, the papers are able to attract large audiences, and contribute significantly to the daily lives of millions of readers. This book looks at popular newspapers from an audience point of view. Examining the crucial relationship between news and entertainment, it provides timely empirical evidence for the values tabloids really have for readers and modern day Britain and Germany. Contradicting common myths and stereotypes, the book calls for fresh perspectives on the popular media and their audiences.
With a foreword by Peter Dahlgren, Lund University, Sweden.

Author / Editor information

Mascha K. Brichta (Dr.) is a professional media researcher and photographer. She took her Ph.D. at the University of Westminster in London, UK, and now lives in Hamburg, Germany. Her research interests include audiences, the press, and the popular media.

Reviews

»[Die] Dissertation [...] hebt sich schon in der Größe der Stichprobe positiv von vielen anderen vergleichbaren Arbeiten ab. Mit immerhin 18 Fokusgruppen und insgesamt 104 Probanden kann die Autorin überzeugend auf einer hinreichend repräsentativen Basis argumentieren.«
Eric Karstens, MEDIENwissenschaft, 2 (2013)

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Foreword Peter Dahlgren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 1: Introduction Studying Tabloid Reading Cross-Nationally Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
Chapter 2: Similar Phenomena Aspects of the British The Sun and the German Bild Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Chapter 3: Differing Contexts Media Systems & Journalistic Traditions in Britain & Germany Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
Chapter 4: Theorising Tabloids Approaches to Popular Newspapers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
Chapter 5: Milestones Revisited Building on Previous Audience Studies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Chapter 6: Methodology Planning, Devising and Carrying out the Research Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Chapter 7: Balancing Tensions The Politics of Reading Tabloids Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Chapter 8: Fostering Engagement The Participatory Potential of Tabloids Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
Chapter 9: Managing Identity Tabloids as Tools for Social Belonging Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Chapter 10: Tabloid Modes of Engagement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 294
Keywords: Newspapers; Audiences; Focus Groups; Cultural Studies; The Sun; Bild; Media; Analogue Media; Media Aesthetics; Popular Culture; Media Studies

eBook

Published: March 27, 2014
ISBN: 9783839418857