Part 1: Politics and Cultural Conflict; 1. A New Political Generation; James Curran; Part 2: The Rise of the Sixties Generation; 2. Goodbye to the Clowns; James Curran; 3. Defeat into Victory; James Curran; Part 3: Loony Tunes; 4. Hit and Myth; Julian Petley; 5. 'Hate on the Rates'; Julian Petley; 6. Positive and Negative Images; Julian Petley; Part 4: Modern Times; 7. Slaying the Dragon; Ivor Gaber; 8. Driven to Distraction; Ivor Gaber; Part 5: The Media and the British Left; 9. The Political Impact of the Media; James Curran; 10. Influence on the British Media; James Curran, Ivor Gaber and Julian Petley; Index.
James Curran is Professor of Communication at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Ivor Gaber is Emeritus Professor of Broadcasting at Goldsmiths College.
This book is comprehensive and very readable. Political Studies Review An empirically rich and insightful account of profound changes in the performance of political communication in contemporary Britain. -- Pascal Preston, Dublin City University Journalism The strength of this chapter, and indeed the book as a whole, lies in the way in which it highlights, in an easily digestible fashion, ths complex and two-way relationship bethween politics and the media, successfully communicating the fact that the politics of the press and ths politics of Britain are inextricably linked. -- Natalie Pittimson, University of Warwick Media, Culture and Society This book is comprehensive and very readable. An empirically rich and insightful account of profound changes in the performance of political communication in contemporary Britain. The strength of this chapter, and indeed the book as a whole, lies in the way in which it highlights, in an easily digestible fashion, ths complex and two-way relationship bethween politics and the media, successfully communicating the fact that the politics of the press and ths politics of Britain are inextricably linked.
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