ABSTRACT
The present moment requires new theoretical interpretations across various fronts, as profound political disruptions increasingly becoming the norm, and political and cultural influencers assume greater power on the back of movements which have capitalised on a deepening frustration and sense of powerlessness. Journalistic discourses legitimising socio-economic inequality are not confined to discussions about this issue directly. These also encompass journalistic engagement with various strands of the framework by which economic imbalances are perpetuated. Devereux and Power explore how Twitter, Facebook and other platforms have facilitated the further development of sub-cultures of resistance, including the kind of ‘culture jamming’ which enables audience members to engage in resistive strategies. The spectre of growing socio-economic inequality has become one of the key issues of our time, and many other issues such as migration, racism, youth alienation and even some aspects of gender may have their roots in socio-economic inequality.
