The Language of Television: Uses and Abuses

by Albert Hunt

Book Overview

The first part of this book assesses how television presents viewers with information - contrasting the 'official reality' of news and current affairs programmes with the anarchic view of the world put out by such as Morecambe and Wise and the two Ronnies. It challenges the politics of programme schedules and takes care to consider the language used in programs designed for different purposes.

The second, inspiring part contains accounts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138997943
• ISBN13: 9781138997943
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 140 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"