Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of gures and tables; Preface to the Fifth Edition; 1 Why journalism matters; 2 Journalism's social role; 3 Journalism and its critics -- (I) the view from the academy; 4 Making news -- approaches to the sociology of journalism; 5 Journalism and its critics -- (II) beyond the academy; 6 Print journalism in the UK; 7 Broadcast journalism in the UK; 8 Online journalism in the UK; 9 The regional story; 10 Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
News and Journalism in the UK is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the political, economic and regulatory environments of press and broadcast journalism in Britain and Northern Ireland