Economic News: Informing The Inattentive Audience

Description

This book tells the story of how the news media can help the inattentive members of the public become better educated and knowledgeable ‘economic citizens’. The authors argue that changes in the economy, journalism and consumer culture have made economic news more visible, more mainstream and more accessible. They show how economic news not only affects economic perceptions, but also interest in the economy, knowledge about the economy, and economic voting. Relying on statistical analyses, the book provides a comprehensive and systematic study of the effects of economic news. Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents List of Illustrations Preface 1 Introduction 2 A Baseline Understanding of the Economy 3 How Economic News Informs the Inattentive Audience 4 Sounding the Alarm When It Matters 5 Making the Economy Relevant and Interesting With Human-Interest Framing 6 Good News in Bad News: How Negativity Enhances Economic Efficacy 7 Learning From Economic Consequence Framing 8 Domesticated Economic News and Attribution of Responsibility 9 Economic News and Government Approval 10 Mediated Uncertainty and Consumer Expectations 11 Getting the Good Message Through: Against All Odds? References Methodological Appendix Appendix Tables Index