The spectacle of expertise: why financial analysts perform in the media

"Financial experts have become ubiquitous on television, radio, and social media. They provide investment advice, interpret market movements, and explain the implications of political events, wielding a great deal of power and influence through their media presence. How do these experts acquire...

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Main Author: Preda, Alex, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2023]
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Financial experts have become ubiquitous on television, radio, and social media. They provide investment advice, interpret market movements, and explain the implications of political events, wielding a great deal of power and influence through their media presence. How do these experts acquire their authority, and what makes displays of financial expertise persuasive to their audiences? Alex Preda provides an ethnographic exploration of how financial expertise is performed and produced in the media, analyzing its features and how audiences react to it"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (262 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9780231554572
0231554575

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