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Regulating the Press
Tom O´malley
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Description for Regulating the Press
Paperback. How do we balance press regulation with freedom of information? This book provides the answers, taking into account converging media ownership and the threat it poses to democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; JFD; JPVH2; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 18. Weight in Grams: 386.
A free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Does this then give the press the right to print inaccurate material with relative impunity? Should the public have a statutory right of reply to inaccuracy in the press? And how free is the press in a world of converging technologies and crossmedia ownership?
Clive Soley and Tom O’Malley set the issues of press regulation in their historical context, focusing on the period after 1945. They specifically look at the history and record of the Press Council and assess the performance of the Press Complaints Commission. ... Read more
A free press is the cornerstone of democracy. Does this then give the press the right to print inaccurate material with relative impunity? Should the public have a statutory right of reply to inaccuracy in the press? And how free is the press in a world of converging technologies and crossmedia ownership?
Clive Soley and Tom O’Malley set the issues of press regulation in their historical context, focusing on the period after 1945. They specifically look at the history and record of the Press Council and assess the performance of the Press Complaints Commission. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745311975
SKU
V9780745311975
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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99-50
About Tom O´malley
Tom O'Malley is Professor of Media Studies at Aberystwyth University, Wales. He is the co-founder of the journal Media History and is the author of Regulating the Press (Pluto, 2000). Clive Soley has been a Labour MP in West London since 1979. From 1997 to 2001, he was the Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party. He ... Read more
Reviews for Regulating the Press
'As rich in historical details as it is lucid in its arguments, it succeeds admirably'
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