Social Work, the Media and Public Relations

Bob Franklin (Editor), Nigel Parton (Editor)

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherTaylor and Francis Ltd.
Number of pages256
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)9781315794341
ISBN (Print)9781138015463, 9781138015470
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Dec 2013

Publication series

NameRoutledge Revivals
Publisher Taylor and Francis Ltd

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