Power without responsibility : press, broadcasting and the internet in Britain / James Curran and Jean Seaton.
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TextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2018Edition: 8th editionDescription: xii, 572 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780415710428 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Mass media -- Great Britain | Press -- Great Britain | Mass media -- Great Britain -- Influence | Journalistic ethics -- Great Britain | Media Studies | Media StudiesDDC classification: 302.2'3'0941 Summary: This title attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; a subtle account of the impact of social media and explores key debates about the role and politics of the media. It has become a standard book on media and other courses: but it has also gone beyond an academic audience to reach a wider public. Hailed as 'a classic of media history and analysis' by the Irish Times and a book that has 'cracked the canon' by the Times Higher, it has been translated into five languages. This edition contains six new chapters. These include the press and the remaking of Britain, the rise of the neo-liberal Establishment, the moral decline of journalism, the impact of social media and a history of attempts to reform the press.
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Previous edition: 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This title attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; a subtle account of the impact of social media and explores key debates about the role and politics of the media. It has become a standard book on media and other courses: but it has also gone beyond an academic audience to reach a wider public. Hailed as 'a classic of media history and analysis' by the Irish Times and a book that has 'cracked the canon' by the Times Higher, it has been translated into five languages. This edition contains six new chapters. These include the press and the remaking of Britain, the rise of the neo-liberal Establishment, the moral decline of journalism, the impact of social media and a history of attempts to reform the press.
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