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1 online resource (301 pages) |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Argument; The problem with television; The importance of regulation; Television, knowledge and democracy; Television and trust; Comparative and theoretical context; 1. Laying the Foundations: Policies, Practices and a Public Monopoly; The early political context for broadcast journalism; The first test of independent journalism -- the general strike; 'Constrained independence' consolidated; Early BBC news culture and the Dimbleby effect; Pre-war self-censorship; The legacy of war: journalism, trust and BBC independence. |
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Discovering television's limitationsThe BBC's institutional response; BBC journalism after the 14-day rule; Suez and BBC independence; Conclusion; 2. Competition and Commercialism: The Early Days; Ending the BBC monopoly on news; The new regulatory philosophy -- birth of ITN and the ITA; The ITA goes into battle; A different news culture; Current affairs on commercial television -- ITV stakes its claim; Current affairs on the BBC; 'TW3' and the birth of television satire; Impact of new technology; The legacy of regulation; Over the Atlantic -- a very different regulatory model ... |
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... and a different news culture3. Competition, Commercialism and the 'Golden Age'; Pilkington and current affairs journalism; Pilkington and ITV news -- the birth of 'News at Ten'; Northern Ireland, regulation and commercial television's challenge; A shift in emphasis on commercial TV; Birt and the 'bias against understanding'; Channel 4 and a new approach; BBC journalism and the Thatcherite onslaught; Over the Atlantic; 4. 'Real Lives' v 'Death on the Rock': Journalism, Terrorism and Accountability; The story of 'Real Lives'; The programme; The politics; The BBC response; The aftermath. |
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Implications for BBC journalismThe Story of 'Death on the Rock'; The programme; The politics; The aftermath; Conclusion; 5. The Propaganda Model and the 1990 Broadcasting Act; The propaganda model and British television journalism; The propaganda model and the transformation of British television; BBC journalism in the post-Thatcher era; Compromised journalism or sensible precaution?; 6. Competition and Commercialism into the Twenty-first Century; Deregulation and television current affairs: ITV after the 1990 Broadcasting Act; Democratization or emasculation?; The end of 'World in Action' |
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Deregulation and commercial television news in the 1990sThe two battles for 'News at Ten'; Paying for news on commercial television -- ITN's funding crisis; Public service approaches to journalism: BBC television in the 1990s; 7. Tabloidization; Definitional issues; The problem of classification -- what is a 'tabloid' news story?; Is TV news dumbing down?; Changing patterns of television news; Findings at the first level; Findings at the second level; Other evidence; Presentation and style; US comparisons; Is TV current affairs dumbing down?; Programme findings. |
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Interpreting the evidence -- has current affairs dumbed down? |
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This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters. It asks why a medium whose thirst for pictures, personalities and drama make it, some believe, intrinsically unsuitable for serious journalism should remain in the internet age the most influential purveyor of news. Barnett compares the two very different trajectories of television journalism in Britain and the US arguing that from the outset a rigorous statutory and regulatory framework rooted in a beli. |
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Television producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Television producers and directors. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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Print version: Barnett, Steven. Rise and Fall of Television Journalism : Just Wires and Lights in a Box? London : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, ©2011 9781849666114 |
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9781849666480 (electronic book) |
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1849666482 (electronic book) |
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