Press and Television in British Politics offers a research-based exploration of the way the media portrays a range of political and economics-related topics. Using both quantitative and qualitative techniques, Gavin explores the implications that follow for journalism and journalism study, and for British and European democracy and politics.
PART I: THE MEDIA CONTEXT: THEORY AND EVIDENCE Connecting Media and Politics Going Down Market?: The Evidence on Tabloidization PART II: THE POLITICS OF ECONOMIC NEWS Bias and Imbalance in Economic News Economic News and the Public Anti-globalization Politics: The Trafalgar Square and Seattle Demonstrations PART III: THE POLITICS OF EUROPEAN NEWS Europe and the Euro in the News The British Public and European News PART IV: CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Democracy in Danger?
