Social Work, the Media and Public Relations Contributor(s): Franklin, Bob (Editor), Parton, Nigel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1138015474 ISBN-13: 9781138015470 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Social Science | Social Work - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
Dewey: 361.9 |
Physical Information: 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Over the past few decades, relationships between social workers and the media have become increasingly challenging. Social workers feel aggrieved by media reporting of their profession and believe that journalists lack sufficient knowledge and experience of the social services to report matters adequately and sensitively, whilst some journalists have urged social workers to adopt a more proactive public relations strategy. This book, first published in 1991, analyses the causes and consequences of the negative portrayal of social work within the media and considers various ways in which this image might be improved. The authors consider a variety of developments during the 1990s designed to redress imbalances in media reporting and present a more accurate picture of social workers and the people with whom they work. This title remains very relevant in light of the high profile cases related to the social service that continue to feature in the British press, and will be of particular value to students and researchers with an interest in the relationship between the media and social policy. |