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Book SynopsisHow do we balance press regulation with freedom of information?
Trade Review'As rich in historical details as it is lucid in its arguments, it succeeds admirably' -- Free Press
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part I: The History Of Self-Regulation by Tom O'Malley
1. Putting The Press Into Perspective
2. The Meanings of the Press
3. Working on the Law: Employers, Journalists and the legal framework.
4. A Sense of Doubt: the Origins and History of Self-regulation up to 1972
5. Nothing Resolved: Self-Regulation, 1972-1998
6. Organising and Defining Self-Regulation
7. Self-Regulation at Work - An Overview
Part II: Cases And Issues by Clive Soley
8. The Problem of Accuracy in the UK Press in the 1980s and 1990s
9. The Distorting Mirror. The problem of Misrepresentation in the press in the 1980s and 1990s
10. Privacy and Self-regulation
Part III: Reforming Regulation by Tom O'Malley And Clive Soley
11. Rights and Responsibilities: The Need for Reform
Appendix Freedom and Responsibility of the Press Bill
Bibliography
Index
