Power Without Responsibility: Press, Broadcasting and the Internet in Britain

by Jean Seaton and James Curran

Book Overview

This book attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; a subtle account of the impact of social media and explores key debates about the role and politics of the media.

It has become a standard book on media and other courses: but it has also gone beyond an academic audience to reach a wider public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415710421
• ISBN13: 9780415710428
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 572 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

A thorough and readable analysis of the British media

This book contains a thorough insight into the history of the British press and broadcasting. It's historical review examines the interplay between successive British Governments and the emergence of a free press and broadcasting. It goes on to assess the consequences for the 'new' media in Britain; satellite and cable. Key themes include the BBC, as the world's first 'public service broadcaster' - a unique institution which has suffered many trials at the hands of the Government, in particular, during the '80s administration of Margerat Thatcher. I achieved a degree under the tutoring of the book's co-author Jean Seaton and am now successfully employed at the BBC. A fantastic, level headed critique which renders an enormous topic palatable.