The media and the public : "Them" and "Us" in media discourse /
Stephen Coleman and Karen Ross.
- Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
- viii, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Communication in the public interest .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index.
Introduction : Them and us : meet Joe The Plumber ; Imagining the public ; Public spheres ; The managed public ; Counterpublics and alternative media ; Virtual publicness ; Fractured publics, contested publicness.