The rise and fall of television journalism : just wires and lights in a box? / Steven Barnett.
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- Author/Creator:
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- Language:
- English
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- Physical Description:
- xiv, 286 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2011.
- Summary:
- This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters.
- Contents:
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- 1 Laying the Foundations: Policies, Practices and a Public Monopoly 21
- 2 Competition and Commercialism: The Early Days 43
- 3 Competition, Commercialism and the 'Golden Age' 67
- 4 'Real Lives' v 'Death on the Rock': Journalism, Terrorism and Accountability 91
- 5 The Propaganda Model and the 1990 Broadcasting Act 111
- 6 Competition and Commercialism into the Twenty-First Century 123
- 7 Tabloidization 141
- 8 The BBC and the Aftermath of Hutton 171
- 9 Television Journalism, the Market and the Future 185
- 10 24-hour News Channels and the 'New' Television Journalism 205
- 11 Television Journalism and Impartiality 227.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
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- OCLC:
- 751791741
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