This timely book breaks the either/or choice between a psychology of framing and selection on the part of journalists and/or a psychology of message impact based on audience factors. Instead, the authors situate the relational dynamics of journalists and their audience along a layered field of psychological-social psychological processes operating within the broader terrain of culture and ideology.
Sharon Coen is Senior Lecturer in Media Psychology at the University of Salford. Trained in Experimental Social Psychology at the Universita' degli Studi di Padova, she obtained a PhD in Social Psychology at the University of Sussex. Her research interests include exploring the link between news coverage and citizens' knowledge and examining the media coverage of issues like climate change. With an interest in news, journalism, political communication, and research methods, she is co-convening the M.Sc. in Media Psychology at the University of Salford.
Peter Bull is Honorary Professor in Psychology at the Universities of York and Salford (UK), and Visiting Professor at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). His principal interest is the detailed microanalysis of interpersonal communication, especially political discourse. He has over 100 academic publications and over 4,000 citations on Google Scholar.