Research Catalog

Title

The press freedom myth / Jonathan Heawood.

Author

Heawood, Johnathan

Publication

London : Biteback Publishing Ltd, 2019.

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Details

Description

xiii, 130 pages; 19 cm.

Summary

What does press freedom mean in a digital age? Do we have to live with fake news, hate speech and surveillance? Can we deal with these threats without bringing about the end of an open society? Heawood moves from the birth of print to the rise of social media. He shows how the core ideas of press freedom emerged out of the upheavals of the 17th century, and argues that these ideas have outlived their sell-by date. Heawood draws on his experience as a journalist, campaigner and founder of the UK's first independent press regulator. He describes his own crisis of faith as his commitment to absolute press freedom was rocked - first by phone hacking at the News of the World, and then by the rise of social media. Nonetheless, he argues against censorship, and instead sets out the five roles that democratic states should play to ensure that people get the best out of the media and mitigate the worst.

Series Statement

Provocations

Uniform Title

Provocations (London, England)

Subjects

• Digital media
• Digital media > Great Britain
• Great Britain
• Freedom of the press > Great Britain

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Call Number

JFC 20-492

ISBN

• 1785905449
• 9781785905445

LCCN

2019452788

OCLC

1107442545

Author

Heawood, Johnathan, author.

Title

The press freedom myth / Jonathan Heawood.

Publisher

London : Biteback Publishing Ltd, 2019.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Provocations

Provocations (London, England)

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Research Call Number

JFC 20-492