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041 _aEnglish
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_bWIL
100 1 _aWilson, John,
100 1 _d1936 August 3-
245 1 0 _aUnderstanding journalism :
_ba guide to issues /
_cJohn Wilson.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c1996.
300 _axiv, 304 p. ;
_c23 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _tCover Page Title Page Copyright Page preface chapter one – the contest chapter two – regulators too many and none BBC governors Independent Television Commission Radio Authority Welsh Authority Press Complaints Commission Broadcasting Complaints Commission Broadcasting Standards Council chapter three – editorial values news editing agenda-setting public interest independence powerful interests impartiality balance objectivity newspaper code ofp ractice straight dealing accuracy good news, bad news Birtism identification portrayal political correctness journalese journalistic rights and privileges outside interests payments personal views personal view programmes advertising plugging products industry and business specialists librarymaterial reconstructions news access referral anticipation independent producers cable programmes satellite programmes chapter four – trouble spots privacy confidential sources off-the-record crime crime figures dealing with criminals arrests Animal Liberation Front bombs and bomb warnings bomb hoaxes docu-drama obituaries opinion polls phone-in polls paramilitaries Police Federation requests formaterial sexual offences statistics trade names chapter five – violent events effects of violence terrorism hijacks riots copycat behaviour suicides accidents and disasters military action chapter six – special treatment anonymity jigsaw identification emergencies blackouts contamination scares sieges kidnaps conditions deals previews embargoes chapter seven – disputed practices journalistic licence journalistic trickery secret recordings doorstepping eavesdropping lobby journalism conflicts of interest freebies chapter eight – politics interviewing government bias dealing with government ministers elections Representation of the People Act parliament politicians political parties Conservative party Labour party Liberal Democrats nationalists political labels spin doctors stop-watch editing chapter nine – state interests censorship DA-Notices (formerly D-Notices) official secrets national security war Northern Ireland ban freedom of information chapter ten – the public viewers, listeners and readers broadcasting councils accountability access phone-ins consumer journalism correspondence complaints corrections right of reply apologies chapter eleven – social values minorities racism sexism disabilities children animal rights names obscenity offence and outrage charity appeals hypnosis chapter twelve – regional values Scotland Northern Ireland Ireland The North Scilly Isles chapter thirteen – the law evasion and default lawyers and legal referral contempt of court injunctions defamation confidentiality court reporting court reporting: court orders court reporting: titles court reporting: wild allegations Prevention of Terrorism Act paying witnesses
520 _aNever has the media been so critically regarded as at the present time. Documenting many areas of debate and dispute between journalists, the media, public organizations and politicians, the author identifies why conflicts will continue. Covering topics from government bias to censorship, official secrets to freedom of information and animal rights to obscenity, this highly informative work is a valuable guide to all those involved in journalism and the media.
650 0 _aJournalism
650 0 _xDictionaries.
856 4 2 _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0648/95046455-d.html
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