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Power without responsibility : press, broadcasting and the Internet in Britain / James Curran and Jean Seaton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curran, James, author.
- Seaton, Jean, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Digital media.
- Great Britain.
- Press--Great Britain.
- Press.
- Broadcasting--Great Britain.
- Broadcasting.
- Digital media--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 572 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Eighth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2018.
- Contents:
- Part I Press history p. 1 / James Curran
- 1 Press history as political mythology p. 3
- 2 The struggle for a free press p. 8
- 3 Janus face of reform p. 20
- 4 Industrialization of the press p. 28
- 5 Era of the press barons p. 44
- 6 Press under public regulation p. 68
- 7 Post-war press: fable of progress p. 84
- 8 Press and the remaking of Britain p. 118
- 9 Rise of the neo-liberal Establishment p. 156
- 10 Moral decline of the press p. 172
- Part II Broadcasting history p. 193 / Jean Seaton
- 11 Reith and the denial of politics p. 195
- 12 Broadcasting and the Blitz p. 216
- 13 Public service commerce: ITV, new audiences and new revenue p. 246
- 14 Foreign affairs: the BBC, the world and the government p. 258
- 15 Class, taste and profit p. 270
- 16 Managers, regulators and broadcasters p. 279
- 17 Public service under attack p. 294
- 18 Broadcasting roller-coaster p. 311
- Part III Rise of New media p. 345
- 19 New media in Britain p. 347 / James Curran
- 20 History of the internet p. 361 / James Curran
- 21 Sociology of the internet p. 380 / James Curran
- 22 Social media: making new societies or polarization merchants? p. 395 / Jean Seaton
- Part IV Theories of the media p. 409 / Jean Seaton
- 23 Metabolising Britishness p. 411
- 24 Global understanding p. 429
- 25 Broadcasting and the theory of public service p. 444
- Part V Politics of the media p. 459
- 26 Industrial folklore and press reform p. 461 / James Curran
- 27 Contradictions in media policy p. 484 / James Currant and Jean Seaton
- 28 Media reform: democratic choices p. 498 / James Curran.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John G. Hartman Memorial Library Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780415706421
- 0415706424
- 9780415710428
- 0415710421
- OCLC:
- 1023819061
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