The British Press and Broadcasting Since 1945 - Couverture souple

Seymour-Ure, Colin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631164448 ISBN 13 : 9780631164449

Editeur : Blackwell Publishers, 1991

Synopsis

This is the first concise history of the press and broadcasting in Britain after the Second World War, from a time when the phrase 'mass media' was barely used to the Maxwell and Murdoch era of international media conglomerates. Supported by detailed tables, the book traces changes in what was available and what people used - the size and ownership of the national and provincial press; the growth of television and the impact of ITV; the decline and revival of radio; the continuities and differences in what people read, looked at, listened to and liked. Seymour-Ure's analysis also explores the often queasy relations between media and government. Television increasingly elbowed into politics, while politicians worked harder at news management. Governments became more active in media policy - on press mergers, new TV channels, and traditional questions of freedom of information. Such developments gave extra point to the issue of media accountability. How did the new baronies justify themselves to the public? Which was the greater threat by the start of the 1990s: abuse of power by the media or abuse of media by the government?.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

This second edition of Colin Seymour–Ure′s history of the press and broadcasting in post–war Britain offers a concise and fully up–to–date overview of the development of the media and its central role in British society.

The book covers the period from a time when the phrase "mass media" was barely used, to the era of international media conglomerates and global communications. Supported by detailed tables, the analysis traces changes in what was available and what people used – the size and ownership of the national and provincial press; the growth of television and the impact of ITV; the decline and revival of radio; the continuities and differences in what people read, looked at, listened to and liked. This updated edition also covers recent developments such as the proliferation of satellite use, upheavel at the BBC, and the reform of ITV in the 1990 Broadcasting Act. Such developments place more weight than ever on the relations between media and politics. Seymour–Ure′s analysis focuses on the key question of accountability – the accountability of politicians through media to the public, and the accountability of media themselves.

Biographie de l'auteur

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Blackwell Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1991
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631164448
• ISBN 13: 9780631164449
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 270
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible