Regulating the press /

Regulating the press /

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Author / Creator:O'Malley, Tom, 1955-
Imprint:London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2000.
Description:1 online resource (244 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Press Council.
Press Council.
Freedom of the press -- Great Britain.
Journalistic ethics -- Great Britain.
Press law -- Great Britain.
Freedom of the press.
Journalistic ethics.
Press law.
Great Britain.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11116729
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Other authors / contributors:Soley, Clive.
ISBN:0585426716
9780585426716
9781849645102
1849645108
0745311989
9780745311982
0745311970
9780745311975
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and index.
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Summary: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.
Other form:Print version: O'Malley, Tom, 1955- Regulating the press. London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2000 0745311989
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The History of Self-Regulation
  • 1. Putting the Press into Perspective
  • 2. The Meanings of the Press
  • 3. Working on the Law: Employers, Journalists and the Legal Framework
  • 4. A Sense of Doubt: The Origins and History of Self-Regulation up to 1972
  • 5. Nothing Resolved: Self-Regulation, 1972-98
  • 6. Organising and Defining Self-Regulation
  • 7. Self-Regulation at Work--An Overview
  • Part II. Cases and Issues
  • 8. The Problem of Accuracy in the UK Press in the 1980s and 1990s
  • 9. The Distorting Mirror. The Problem of Misrepresentation in the Press in the 1980s and 1990s
  • 10. Privacy and Self-Regulation
  • Part III. Reforming Regulation
  • 11. Rights and Responsibilities: The Need for Reform
  • Appendix. Freedom and Responsibility of the Press Bill
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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