The Life of a Number
Measurement, Meaning and the Media
Seiten
2023
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-2533-4 (ISBN)
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-2533-4 (ISBN)
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.
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people’s perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power?
The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic.
Shedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.
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.
Do numbers have a life of their own or do we give them meaning? How do data play a role in constructing people’s perceptions of the world around them? How far can we trust numbers to speak truth to power?
The COVID-19 pandemic offers a unique moment to answer these questions. This book examines how politicians, experts and journalists gave meaning to data through the story of seven iconic numbers from the pandemic.
Shedding light on a new dawn of data, this book makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the relationship between numbers, meaning and society.
B.T. Lawson is Research Associate at Loughborough University.
1. Introduction
2. Data bounds Are Reinforced by Policy
3. Quantitative Realism Underpins Data Bounds
4. Quantitative Realism is Mathematical and Abstract
5. Desire for Data Bounds Underpins Quantitative Realism
6. Data Bounds Are Emotive
7. Data Boundaries Are Drawn Within Historical Norms
8. Critically Engaging with Data Bounds
Afterword
References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.05.2023 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Not illustrated |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5292-2533-7 / 1529225337 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5292-2533-4 / 9781529225334 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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