The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism : Just Wires and Lights in a Box?.
ISBN:
9781849666480
Title:
The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism : Just Wires and Lights in a Box?.
Author:
Barnett, Steven.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : Bloomsbury Pub. PLC, 2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (301 pages)
Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Argument; The problem with television; The importance of regulation; Television, knowledge and democracy; Television and trust; Comparative and theoretical context; 1. Laying the Foundations: Policies, Practices and a Public Monopoly; The early political context for broadcast journalism; The first test of independent journalism -- the general strike; 'Constrained independence' consolidated; Early BBC news culture and the Dimbleby effect; Pre-war self-censorship; The legacy of war: journalism, trust and BBC independence.
Discovering television's limitationsThe BBC's institutional response; BBC journalism after the 14-day rule; Suez and BBC independence; Conclusion; 2. Competition and Commercialism: The Early Days; Ending the BBC monopoly on news; The new regulatory philosophy -- birth of ITN and the ITA; The ITA goes into battle; A different news culture; Current affairs on commercial television -- ITV stakes its claim; Current affairs on the BBC; 'TW3' and the birth of television satire; Impact of new technology; The legacy of regulation; Over the Atlantic -- a very different regulatory model ...
... and a different news culture3. Competition, Commercialism and the 'Golden Age'; Pilkington and current affairs journalism; Pilkington and ITV news -- the birth of 'News at Ten'; Northern Ireland, regulation and commercial television's challenge; A shift in emphasis on commercial TV; Birt and the 'bias against understanding'; Channel 4 and a new approach; BBC journalism and the Thatcherite onslaught; Over the Atlantic; 4. 'Real Lives' v 'Death on the Rock': Journalism, Terrorism and Accountability; The story of 'Real Lives'; The programme; The politics; The BBC response; The aftermath.
Implications for BBC journalismThe Story of 'Death on the Rock'; The programme; The politics; The aftermath; Conclusion; 5. The Propaganda Model and the 1990 Broadcasting Act; The propaganda model and British television journalism; The propaganda model and the transformation of British television; BBC journalism in the post-Thatcher era; Compromised journalism or sensible precaution?; 6. Competition and Commercialism into the Twenty-first Century; Deregulation and television current affairs: ITV after the 1990 Broadcasting Act; Democratization or emasculation?; The end of 'World in Action'
Deregulation and commercial television news in the 1990sThe two battles for 'News at Ten'; Paying for news on commercial television -- ITN's funding crisis; Public service approaches to journalism: BBC television in the 1990s; 7. Tabloidization; Definitional issues; The problem of classification -- what is a 'tabloid' news story?; Is TV news dumbing down?; Changing patterns of television news; Findings at the first level; Findings at the second level; Other evidence; Presentation and style; US comparisons; Is TV current affairs dumbing down?; Programme findings.
Interpreting the evidence -- has current affairs dumbed down?
Format:
Electronic Resources
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
London : Bloomsbury Pub. PLC, 2011.