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

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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 make it, some believe, intrins...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Barnett, Steven
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Bloomsbury Pub. PLC, 2011.
Subjects:
Television producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de télévision > États-Unis > Biographies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Television > General.
Television producers and directors
Tv-produktion > Storbritannien.
Journalistik > Storbritannien.
United States
Biographies
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 make 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 beli.
Physical Description:1 online resource (301 pages)
ISBN:9781849666480
1849666482

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