Combining a comprehensive literature review with original empirical research on young people's use of new media, this book provides a fresh and in-depth discussion of the increasingly complex relationship between the media and childhood, the family and the home.
In an examination of talk shows such as Kilroy and The Oprah Winfrey Show the authors analyse the `experts' contribution, the conventions of the genre and the dangers and oppportunities of televised public debates.
Taking the soap opera as a case study this book explores the way people engage with television. This new edition takes into account recent research work, theoretical developments and looks forward to the development of audience research.