Bad News (Routledge Revivals)
Published on 15. October 2009
328 pages
978-1-135-22975-7 (ISBN)
Description
It is a commonly held belief that television news in Britain, on whatever channel, is more objective, more trustworthy, more neutral than press reporting. The illusion is exploded in this controversial study by the Glasgow University Media Group, originally published in 1976.
The authors undertook an exhaustive monitoring of all television broadcasts over 6 months, from January to June 1975, with particular focus upon industrial news broadcasts, the TUC, strikes and industrial action, business and economic affairs.
Their analysis showed how television news favours certain individuals by giving them more time and status. But their findings did not merely deny the neutrality of the news, they gave a new insight into the picture of industrial society that TV news constructs.
The authors undertook an exhaustive monitoring of all television broadcasts over 6 months, from January to June 1975, with particular focus upon industrial news broadcasts, the TUC, strikes and industrial action, business and economic affairs.
Their analysis showed how television news favours certain individuals by giving them more time and status. But their findings did not merely deny the neutrality of the news, they gave a new insight into the picture of industrial society that TV news constructs.
Reviews / Votes
'The book deserves close study and establishes the fact that a value-free, "neutral" and exhaustively informative news is a myth' - Times Educational SupplementMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,71 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-22975-7 (9781135229757)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Peter Beharrell | Howard Davis | John Eldridge
Bad News (Routledge Revivals)
Book
12/2009
1st Edition
Routledge
€34.00
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Peter Beharrell | Howard Davis | John Eldridge
Bad News (Routledge Revivals)
Book
10/2009
1st Edition
Routledge
€84.36
Shipment within 15-20 days
Persons
Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge, John Hewitt, Jean Hart, Gregg Philo, Paul Walton, Brian Winston
Content
1. Reviewing the News 2. Constructing the Project 3. Inside the Television Newsroom 4. Measure for Measure 5. Contours of Coverage 6. Trade Unions and the Media 7. Down to Cases
