224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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News and Journalism in the UK is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in Britain and Northern Ireland.
Surveying the industry in a period of radical economic and technological change, Brian McNair examines the main trends in journalistic media in the last two decades and assesses the challenges... Read more
Contents
Preface to the Fifth Edition
1 Why journalism matters
2 Journalism’s social role
3 Journalism and its critics, I – the view from the Academy
4 Making news – approaches to the sociology of journalism
5 Journalism and its critics, II – beyond the Academy
6 Print journalism in the UK
7 Broadcast journalism in the UK
8 Online journalism in the UK
9 The regional story
10 Conclusion
Biography
Brian McNair is Professor of Journalism and Communication at the University of Strathclyde. He is the author of News and Journalism in the UK, Glasnost, Perestroika and the Soviet Union and Images of the Enemy.
