ABSTRACT

The role of the mass media in the world of politcs has become increasingly influential and controversial. This book traces the origins and development of this phenomena, basing discussion on critiques of BBC election coverage since 1966.

chapter 1|8 pages

The crisis of civic communication

part |2 pages

Part I Structure

chapter 3|20 pages

Politicians and the press

An essay on role relationships

chapter 6|13 pages

Comparative research

The extending frontier

part |2 pages

Part II Development

chapter 11|14 pages

Setting the television news agenda (1983)

chapter 12|14 pages

The earnest versus the determined: election news-making at the BBC (1987)

Election news-making at the BBC (1987)1

chapter 14|21 pages

Longitudinal analysis of an election communication system

Newsroom observation at the BBC, 1966–92

chapter 15|19 pages

The crisis of communication for citizenship

In and out of the ashes?