Politics and the Media in Britain [Hardcover]

This important new text provides an up-to-date account of the complex interrelationship between politics and the media in Britain. It starts by setting key policy areas in the context of technological convergence, globalization and initiatives at European level. It then addresses the key issues the role of the media in politics and elections.

The Media in Britain.- Media Values: Free Market and Public Service.- Policy-making.- Ownership.- Regulation.- News.- The Government and News Management.- Parties, Pressure Groups and the .- edia.- The Media and Elections.- The Media and Democracy.

RAYMOND KUHN is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary, University of London, UK.

• Topical: including the media, the Iraq war and the Hutton Inquiry
  
• Focus on relation between the media and politics in Britain gives it a clear and distinct market
  
• Accessible: written in a clear and approachable style