Young People, Politics and News Media: Beyond Political Socialisation Export

@article{citeulike:421994, abstract = {This article considers the place of news media--particularly television news--in young people's political socialisation. Following a brief sketch of debates about young people's apparent indifference to politics and to news media, it provides a critical review of previous research in this field. It argues that researchers have often operated with a functionalist notion of socialisation and an unduly narrow conception of political understanding. The second part of the article provides a summary of some key themes raised by the author's own research into young people's interpretations of television news. It focuses particularly on the question of young people's apparent cynicism about politics, and on the characteristics of 'critical viewing'. The article concludes with a call for media education as a crucial dimension of political education and contemporary citizenship.}, author = {Buckingham, David}, citeulike-article-id = {421994}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/1050707}, keywords = {media\_literacy, news, politics, teens, youth}, posted-at = {2005-12-05 04:00:05}, priority = {2}, title = {Young People, Politics and News Media: Beyond Political Socialisation}, url = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/1050707} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:421994 L3 - citeulike-article-id:421994 N2 - This article considers the place of news media--particularly television news--in young people's political socialisation. Following a brief sketch of debates about young people's apparent indifference to politics and to news media, it provides a critical review of previous research in this field. It argues that researchers have often operated with a functionalist notion of socialisation and an unduly narrow conception of political understanding. The second part of the article provides a summary of some key themes raised by the author's own research into young people's interpretations of television news. It focuses particularly on the question of young people's apparent cynicism about politics, and on the characteristics of 'critical viewing'. The article concludes with a call for media education as a crucial dimension of political education and contemporary citizenship. TI - Young People, Politics and News Media: Beyond Political Socialisation KW - media_literacy KW - news KW - politics KW - teens KW - youth AU - Buckingham, David UR - http://www.jstor.org/stable/1050707 ER -