Research Catalog

Title

Journalism in Britain : a historical introduction / Martin Conboy.

Author

Conboy, Martin.

Publication

London : SAGE, 2011.

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Details

Description

ix, 230 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

This book teaches students that essential historical literacy, providing a full overview of how changes in the ownership, emphasis, and technologies of journalism in Britain have been motivated by social, economic, and cultural shifts among readerships and markets. Covering journalism's enduring questions - political coverage, the influence of advertising, the sensationalization of news coverage, the popular market and the economic motives of the owners of newspapers - this book is a comprehensive, articulate, and rich account of how the mediascape of modern Britain has been shaped.

Subject

• Journalism > Great Britain > History
• Press > Great Britain > Influence
• Journalism > Social aspects > Great Britain
• Press and politics > Great Britain
• Newspapers > Ownership

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Journalism and the Coming of Mass Markets -- The Impact of Broadcasting and the Public Sphere -- Patterns of Ownership and Control -- Women as Consumers and Producers of Journalism -- Technology and Journalism -- Styling the Century : Tabloid Journalism -- Journalism and Political Coverage -- Alternative Journalism -- Magazine Journalism : The Most Influential Genre -- Hacks or Heroes? -- Local Journalism.

ISBN

• 9781847874948 (hbk.)
• 1847874940 (hbk.)
• 9781847874955 (pbk.)
• 1847874959 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 697776543
• SCSB-11738750

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library