An indispensible pocket reference for critical care trainees, consultants and intensive care nurses, this new Oxford Specialist Handbook provides an evidence-based approach to all aspects of patient care in cardiothoracic intensive care. Written in the Oxford Handbook format, ea…
An indispensible pocket reference for critical care trainees, consultants and intensive care nurses, this new Oxford Specialist Handbook provides an evidence-based approach to all aspects of patient care in cardiothoracic intensive care. Written in the Oxford Handbook format, ea…
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 A polite introduction -- Broadcasting and the imperative to be sociable -- What are the characteristics of belligerent bro…
1. A polite introduction -- 2. Pugnacious political media talk -- 3. Truculent talk television -- 4. Bellicose business -- 5. Chastening changes : make-over TV -- 6. Banter as playful sociability -- 7. Mediated fury : talk radio and its publics -- 8. Some courteous conclusions.
Why is rudeness such a prominent feature of contemporary broadcasting? If broadcasting is about the enactment of sociability, then how can we account for the fact that broadcasting has become a sphere of anger, humiliation, anger, dispute and upset? And to what extent does belli…