Westminster tales : the twenty-first-century crisis in British political journalism /

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Author / Creator:Barnett, Steve, 1946 November 23-
Imprint:London ; New York : Continuum, 2001.
Description:x, 150 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4477759
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Other authors / contributors:Gaber, Ivor.
ISBN:0826450210 (hbk.)
0826450202 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction and acknowledgements
  • 1. The crisis in political journalism: an outline of the argument
  • 2. Public opinion and the impact of political journalism
  • 3. The contours of political coverage: who does what in political journalism
  • 4. Broadcasters and politicians: a history of control
  • 5. Does ownership matter?
  • 6. The consequences of competition
  • 7. The power of party machines
  • 8. Controlling the Whitehall machine
  • 9. The changing reporting culture
  • 10. Conclusions: why this crisis is real
  • Index