Suttles, Gerald D.

Front page economics / Gerald D. Suttles with Mark D. Jacobs. - Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, c2010. - xviii, 253 p. : ill., maps, ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-240) and index.

The daily press and our collective conscience -- The grounding of the economy -- The daily news as figurative narratives -- Personae and their purposes -- Wordscapes and toonland -- The annual business cycle and its promoters -- The voice of the people -- Congress and the courts have their say -- Normalizing the economy: popular ideology and social regulation.

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Financial crises--Press coverage.
Business cycles--Press coverage.
Economics--Public opinion.
Economics--Sociological aspects.
Mass media and public opinion.
Stock Market Crash, 1987--Press coverage.
Stock Market Crash, 1929--Press coverage.
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009--Press coverage.

330.973 / SUT 2010