The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism : Just Wires and Lights in a Box?.

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Author / Creator:	Barnett, Steven.
Imprint:	London : Bloomsbury Pub. PLC, 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (301 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Television producers and directors -- United States -- Biography. Television producers and directors. United States. Electronic books. Biographies.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121317

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ISBN:	9781849666480 1849666482
Notes:	Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	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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