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

by Jean Seaton and James Curran

Book Overview

Power Without Responsibility 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 media.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032111992
• ISBN13: 9781032111995
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"

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.