Making Social Work News by Meryl Aldridge (English) Hardcover Book

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Meryl Aldridge widens the debate on social work and its representation by the news media. She provides a basic understanding of the commercial logic of the UK press and compares news treatments in broadsheets, tabloids, local and national press

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Social work has recently received some dreadful news coverage, but the most extravagant headlines and accusations centre on local authority social work with children. Moreover, such accusations stem almost exclusively from the national press. In Making Social Work News , Meryl Aldridge widens the debate of social work and its representation by the news media. The book falls into three parts, the first providing students and practitioners with a basic understanding of the day-to-day working and commercial logic of the UK press. The second part examines the press coverage of social work itself, exploring its considerable variation, comparing different news treatments between broadsheet and tabloids, and between national and local papers. The final part considers whether social work has particular difficulties in defining its goals and lobbying on its own behalf. It concludes with some reflection on the importance of doing so now that marketing has become part of the policy process. Making Social Work News will be invaluable to all students and lecturers in social work, sociology and social policy as well as media and cultural studies.It will also be essential reading for all social work professionals, particularly those involved in training.

Author Biography

Meryl Aldridge is Senior Lecturer in Social Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I News and newspapers 1 How the press works Part II The case studies 2 A child dies 3 Abuse is alleged 4 Elderly people—the invisible clients 5 Courting coverage—probation and the press 6 Good news about social work Part III Social work news and society 7 Reacting to attack 8 Professions, the state and social work 9 Social work and the press: the prospects for peace

Review

Meryl Aldridge provides a well-informed an dinformative account of the representation of a range of social work issues in the media. ... a book that breaks new ground in helping us t understand the relationship between social work and the news media. ... it is a welcome addition to the literature makes a number of important and significant points and in the process, provides, considerable empirical evidence to illustrate and support the points of debate.' - British Journal of Social Work`... really useful and readable account of how social work has been treated by the media, ... essential reading for CPOs and for all students. This short review cannot do justice to the thorough and convincing analysis and the useful pointers for developing a strategy.' - Probation Journal`This book has much to interest all those concerned with contemporary British society and I hope its readership will extend beyond those who are interested in social work, the media and sociology' - Issues in Social Work Education

Details ISBN041507441X Author Meryl Aldridge Audience Age 18 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 1994 ISBN-10 041507441X ISBN-13 9780415074414 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1994-08-11 Imprint Routledge Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 361.3 Edition 1st Short Title MAKING SOCIAL WORK NEWS Language English Media Book Pages 250 Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780415074414 UK Release Date 1994-08-11 AU Release Date 1994-08-11 NZ Release Date 1994-08-11 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this

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