Overview

This 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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Author:   Colin Seymour-Ure (Rutherford College, University of Canterbury)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9780631198833

ISBN 10:   0631198830
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   04 April 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

List 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.

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"... this is a quite remarkably useful book. Something of a tour de force." Polticial Studies "The whole book is written with authority and detachment ....a model of comprehensiveness, conciseness and clarity." Parliamentary Affairs "... a welcome additional resource for students from a range of subject areas." Sociology

Author Information

Colin Seymour-Ure is Professor of Government and Former Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Kent at Canterbury. His other books include The Press, Politics and the Public (1968); The Political Impact of Mass Media (1974); The American President: Power and Communication (1982) and a biography of the cartoonist David Low (1985).

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