Mike Berry is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK. His previous books include More Bad News from Israel (2011) and Terrorism, Elections and Democracy (2010) and he has produced research for organisations such as the BBC Trust, UNHCR, TUC and NSPCC.

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 The Rise and Fall of British Finance. - Chapter 3 The Banking Crisis: Content Studies.- Chapter 4 The Banking Crisis: Audience Studies.- Chapter 5 The Deficit Debate: Content Studies.- Chapter 6 The Deficit Debate: Audience Studies.- Chapter 7 Long Term Media Socialisation and Support for Austerity.- Chapter 8 The Production OF GFC News.- Chapter 9 Conclusions.