Politics And the Media in Britain

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ISBN: 9780333926895 | 0333926897
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 8/15/2007

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This important new text provides an up-to-date account of the complex interrelationship between politics and the media in Britain, from ownership and globalization to pressure groups and the role of the media in elections.

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List of Tables	p. ix
List of Abbreviations	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
The Media in Britain	p. 1
The news media	p. 2
Political functions of the media	p. 21
Media Values: Free Market and Public Service	p. 30
Freedom of the press	p. 30
Public service broadcasting	p. 42
Consumer sovereignty versus public service?	p. 47
Conclusion	p. 55
Policy-making	p. 58
Policy variables	p. 59
Policy actors	p. 72
Policy process	p. 82
Conclusion	p. 87
Ownership	p. 88
Concentration of ownership and regulatory provisions	p. 89
The policy debate: issues and arguments	p. 101
Conclusion	p. 112
Regulation	p. 114
Broadcasting	p. 115
The press	p. 130
The internet	p. 141
Conclusion	p. 142
News	p. 145
News production	p. 145
News bias	p. 158
The news environment in the digital age	p. 170
Conclusion	p. 174
The Government and News Management	p. 176
Restrictive practices	p. 178
The government as a 'primary definer' for the news media?	p. 182
The New Labour government and news management	p. 187
Conclusion	p. 202
Parties, Pressure Groups and the Media	p. 203
The media and political parties	p. 203
The media and pressure groups	p. 225
Conclusion	p. 236
The Media and Elections	p. 237
The media and the campaign	p. 238
The media and voters	p. 255
Conclusion	p. 262
The Media and Democracy	p. 263
Crisis of public communication?	p. 263
The media and the public sphere	p. 275
Conclusion	p. 281
References	p. 283
Index	p. 304
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