Meeting the superhumans : Channel Four, disability and the 2012 Paralympic Games
Channel Four’s media coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games is said to have delivered a seismic shift in attitudes towards those with disabilities. But why and how was a marginalised group brought into the mainstream by the media? What were the influencing factors and who made the decisions? B...
Main Author: | Jackson-Brown, Carolyn Elizabeth |
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Other Authors: | Klein, Bethany ; Thumim, Nancy |
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University of Leeds
2018
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Online Access: | https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.749418 |
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