The media and the public : "Them" and "Us" in media discourse - Coleman, Stephen, 1957-; Ross, Karen, 1957- (Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-178) and index.
Keywords: Mass media -- Audiences; Mass media and culture; Mass media and public opinion; Mass media -- Social aspects; Public interest