Description
Book SynopsisThis second edition of Colin Seymour-Ure''s history of the press and broadcasting in post-war Britian offers a concise and fully up-to-date overview of the development of the media and its central role in British society.
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Table of ContentsList of Tables.
General Editor's Preface.
Preface to First Edition.
Preface to Second Edition.
1. Snapshot: 1945/1998.
2. Which Media? What History?.
3. Media 1945-1995: the Press.
4. Media 1945-1995: Radio and Television.
5. Media Empires: Concentration, Conglomeration, Internationalization.
6. Content and Audiences.
7. Media, Government and Politics: the Intrusion of Television.
8. Media, Government and Politics: Prime Ministers and Parties.
9. Media Accountability: Government Policymaking.
10. Media Accountability: Markets, Self-Regulation and the Law.
11. Conclusion.
Appendix: Provincial Evening Papers.
Outline Chronology.
Bibliography.
Index.
