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Title

No news is bad news : radio, television, and the public / edited by Michael Bromley.

Publication

Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

Bromley, Michael, 1947-

Description

xii, 263 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm

Summary

This work provides an analytical overview of contemporary issues of the public accountability of broadcasting, as exemplified in the area of television and radio news and current affairs and documentary.

Subject

• Broadcast journalism
• Public affairs television programs > History and criticism
• Public affairs radio programs > History and criticism
• Public affairs radio programs
• Public affairs television programs
• Fernsehen
• Hörfunk
• Journalismus
• Öffentliche Meinung
• Publieke omroep
• Nieuwsvoorziening
• Amusement

Genre/Form

• Public service television programs.
• Public service radio programs.
• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Émissions d'intérêt public télévisées.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

pt. I. Public Service and Private Interests. Ch. 1. Demise or renewal? The dilemma of public service television in western Europe / Kevin Williams. Ch. 2. The decline of public service broadcasting in the UK 1979-2000 / Tom O'Malley. Ch. 3. Sold out: Recent shifts in television news and current affairs in Australia / Graeme Turner -- pt. II. Production of Journalism Genres. Ch. 4. Television news and citizenship: Packaging the public sphere / Simon Cottle. Ch. 5. Authority and authenticity: Redefining television current affairs / Patricia Holland. Ch. 6. 10pm and all that: The battle over UK TV news / Howard Tumber. Ch. 7. British and American television documentaries / Carol Nahra -- pt. III. Problems of Accountability. Ch. 8. Reporting changing democracy: Commercial radio and news in the UK of regions and nations / Michael Bromley. Ch. 9. Who listens to radio? The role of industrial audience research / Jo Tacchi. Ch. 10. How broadcast journalism training in the UK is adapting to industry changes / Heather Purdey. Ch. 11. Public relations and broadcast news: An evolutionary approach / Brian McNair -- pt. IV. Publics, Protests and Participation. Ch. 12. Outraged onlookers or influential voices? The role of lobby and pressure groups in the UK and USA / Granville Williams. Ch. 13. What have you done for us lately? Public service broadcasting and its audiences / Anne Dunn. Ch. 14. Alternative radio and television in South Dakota: A place study of public service electronic media in the US / Warren Bareiss. Ch. 15. Participatory community radios building civil society in post-war El Salvador / Diana Agosta.

ISBN

• 058241833X
• 9780582418332

LCCN

00067390

OCLC

• ocm45446351
• 45446351
• SCSB-1218623

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library