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No News is Bad News Radio, Television and the Public
276 Pages
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Routledge
276 Pages
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Routledge
280 Pages
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Routledge
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This volume of collected essays provides a wide-ranging survey of the state of radio and television, especially the idea of public service broadcasting, and of news, current affairs and documentary programming in America, Australia, the UK and the rest of western Europe. Among the key issues it addresses are the 'dumbing down' of TV news, the infotainment factor in current affairs shows and the... Read more
Part I: Public Service and Private Interests 1. Demise or renewal? The dilemma of public service to television in western Europe Kevin Williams 2. The decline of public service broadcasting in the UK 1979-2000 Tom O'Malley 3. Sold out: Recent shifts in television news and current affairs in Australia Graeme Turner Part II: Production of Journalism Genres 4. Television news and citizenship: Packaging the public sphere Simon Cottle 5. Authority and authenticity: Redefining television current affairs Patricia Holland 6. 10pm and all that: The battle over UK TV news Howard Tumber 7. British and American television documentaries Carol Nahra Part III: Problems of Accountability 8. Reporting changing democracy: Commercial radio and news in the UK of regions and nations Michael Bromley 9. Who listens to radio? The role of industrial audience research Jo Tacchi 10. How broadcast journalism training in the UK is adapting to industry changes Heather Purdey 11. Public relations and broadcast news: An evolutionary approach Brian McNair Part IV: Publics, Protests and Participation 12. Outraged onlookers or influential voices? The role of lobby and pressure groups in the UK and USA Granville Williams 13. What have you done for us lately? Public service broadcasting and its audiences Anne Dunn 14. Alternative radio and television in South Dakota: A place study of public service electronic media in the US Warren Bareiss 15. Participatory community radios building civil society in post-war El Salvador Diane Agosta Index
Biography
Bromley, Michael
