232 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
9 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Public broadcasters, like the BBC and the Italian broadcaster RAI, are some of the most important media organisations in the world. Politicians are often tempted to interfere in the workings of these broadcasters and when this happens, the results are highly controversial, as both the Blair and Berlusconi governments have discovered. Public Broadcasting and Political Interference explains why... Read more
Part 1: The Broad Picture 1. Introduction 2. The Broad Picture: Testing Rival Theories of Independence on 36 Public Broadcasters Part 2: Specific Cases 3. Italy: “The Absence of Caesars” 4. Spain: Huge Steps Forward? 5. The United Kingdom: “Treading delicately like Agag” 6. Ireland: Importing Experience 7. Sweden: “Disturbing Neither God Nor Hitler” 8. Denmark: Being Driven to the Left? Part 3: Comparisons and Conclusions 9. Comparing the six broadcasters 10. Conclusion
Biography
Chris Hanretty is Lecturer in Politics at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
