Description
| Product ID: | 9781529225334 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Life of a Number |
| Subtitle: | Measurement, Meaning and the Media |
| Authors: | Author: B.T. Lawson |
| Page Count: | 166 |
| Subjects: | Communication studies, Communication studies, Media studies, Ethical issues: scientific, technological and medical developments, Impact of science and technology on society, Media studies, Ethical issues: scientific & technological developments, Impact of science & technology on society |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Drawing on case studies, this book examines how politicians, academics and journalists gave meaning to data during the COVID-19 pandemic. Lawson sheds light on the distinct nature of the pandemic that led to the increased politicization of data and how it permanently changed the way we view health and society more broadly. |
| Imprint Name: | Bristol University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Bristol University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-04-28 |
