The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism

Just Wires and Lights in a Box?

Professor Steven Barnett (University of Westminster, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
01 December 2011

Media studies; Radio & television industry; Press & journalism

This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters. It asks why a medium whose thirst for pictures, personalities and drama makes it, some believe, intrinsically unsuitable for serious journalism should remain in the internet age the most influential purveyor of news.

Barnett compares the two very different trajectories of television journalism in Britain and the US, arguing that from the outset a rigorous statutory and regulatory framework rooted in a belief about the democratic value of the medium created and sustained a culture of serious, responsible, accurate and interrogative journalism in British television. The book's overarching thesis is that, despite a very different set of historical, regulatory and institutional practices, there is a very real danger that Britain is now heading down the same road as America.

By: Professor Steven Barnett (University of Westminster UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781849666114
ISBN 10: 1849666113
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 December 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Steven Barnett is Professor of Communications at the University of Westminster who has specialized in media policy and politics for more than 20 years.

Reviews for The Rise and Fall of Television Journalism: Just Wires and Lights in a Box?

An admirably clear an unsentimental account of British broadcast journalism's past - and a very timely warning about its future. -- Richard Tait, Director of the Centre for Journalism, Cardiff University, UK