Northern Ireland, the Bbc, and Censorship in Thatcher's Britain

by Robert J Savage

This is a study of how the Northern Ireland conflict was presented to an increasingly global audience during the premiership of Britain's 'Iron Lady', Margaret Thatcher. It addresses the tensions that characterized the relationship between the broadcast media and the Thatcher Government throughout the 1980s. Robert J. Savage explores how that tension worked its way into decisions made by managers, editors, and reporters addressing a conflict that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192849743
• ISBN13: 9780192849748
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"