This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society - which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust.
This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society - which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust.
Dr James Morrison is an experienced journalist and university lecturer. He worked for a number of years as a reporter, first on local then national newspapers - including the Independent on Sunday. He has lectured in journalism and public affairs since 2003, and is currently senior lecturer in journalism at Kingston University, UK.
1. Trust, Risk and Framing Contemporary Childhood.- 2. 'Worthy' Versus 'Unworthy' Children: Images of Childhood Through Time.- 3. Our Children and Other People's: Childhood in the Age of Distrust.- 4. Commercializing Distrust: Framing Juveniles in the News.- 5. 'Every Parent's Worst Nightmare': the Abduction of April Jones.- 6. Strangers No More: Towards Reconstructing Trust.- Bibliography.