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17%OFFProfessor Steven Barnett - The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism: Just Wires and Lights in a Box? - 9781849666114 - V9781849666114
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The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism: Just Wires and Lights in a Box?

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Description for The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism: Just Wires and Lights in a Box? Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JFD; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 488.

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 makes 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 belief about the democratic value of the medium ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849666114
SKU
V9781849666114
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10

About Professor Steven Barnett
Steven Barnett is Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster who has specialized in media policy and politics for more than 20 years.

Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism: Just Wires and Lights in a Box?
An admirably clear an unsentimental account of British broadcast journalism's past - and a very timely warning about its future.
Richard Tait, Director of the Centre for Journalism, Cardiff University, UK

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