The Bbc's 'Irish Troubles': Television, Conflict and Northern Ireland

by Robert Savage

This book explores how news and information about the conflict in Northern Ireland was disseminated through the most accessible, powerful and popular form of media: television. It focuses on the BBC and considers how its broadcasts complicated the 'Troubles' by challenging decisions, policies and tactics developed by governments trying to defeat a stubborn insurgency that threatened national security.

The book uses a wide array of highly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087333
• ISBN13: 9780719087332
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.2"