"Packaging Politics" examines the various ways in which politicians in political parties, in central and local government and in Parliament, have become increasingly enthusiastic and adept at using mass media to present themselves and their policies to the public. The book argues that "packaging politics" has had a harmful effect on the conduct of politics in a democracy.

Packaging Politics: Political Communications in Britain's Media Democracy

Politics & Social Sciences

Franklin, Bob

Social Sciences

Hodder Education Publishers

Newszak and News Media

This is the first comprehensive examination of how developments in Britain in the organization, financial structures, and regulation of news media, combined with changes in journalism's composition and news-gathering practices, have resulted in shifting editorial standards in newspapers, radio, and television.

In an increasingly competitive market , the pressures on news media to win readers and viewers has generated a new journalism with revised editorial priorities. News is becoming part of the entertainment industry, preferring stories which interest the public to those that are in the public interest. Investigative journalists are increasingly being replaced by celebrity columnists and presenters, and "infotainment" is rampant. News journalism is moving away from providing a forum for informed debate of key issues, and the explosion of newszak raises significant questions about the role of news media in a mature democracy.  This is the first comprehensive examination of how developments in the organisation, financial structures and regulation of news media, combined with changes in journalism's composition and news-gathering practices, have resulted in shifting editorial standards in newspapers, radio and television.

Examines the various ways politicians, spin doctors and special advisors from Parliament to local government have become increasingly enthusiastic and effective in their utilization of mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public. This thoroughly revised, updated, and authoritative study of political communication in Britain draws on interviews with journalists and politicians, recent academic studies, and government reports to show how the use of media to inform, shape and manage public discourse has become a crucial, though potentially troublesome component of modern politics.

Fairchild Books

Popular perceptions of the local press in Britain centre around images of newspapers printed on old-fashioned machinery, filled with reports of courts, councils, fetes and jumble sales, and the births, marriages and deaths of local citizens. Bob Franklin and Dave Murphy argue that this perception is long out-of-date. With almost 1800 titles, including paid and free, morning, evening and weekly newspapers, the local press is a highly significant component both in local media networks and in the context of the British press as a whole. Many papers combine substantial circulation figures with high levels of advertising revenue and are likely to be the single most important source of news for many households in the area. And the local press can provide a relatively open and pluralistic forum for political debate. "What News?" examines recent developments which have radically altered many aspects of the organization, production and content of the local press, such as the rapid growth of free newspapers and the introduction and application of new printing technology. This book should be of interest to students and teachers of media and communication studies.

What News?: The Market Politics and the Local Press (Communication and Society)

Routledge

A survey of the role and the future prospects of the local press in the 1990s. The authors also take into account the radical changes the local press have been through with new technology and the proliferation of free newspapers.

What News?: The Market, Politics and the Local Press (Communication and Society)

Business & Money

Murphy, David

Industries

Key Concepts in Journalism Studies (SAGE Key Concepts series)

The SAGE Key Concepts series provide students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension. Key Concepts in Journalism offers a systematic and accessible introduction to the terms, processes, and effects of journalism;a combination of practical considerations with theoretical issues; and further reading suggestions. The authors bring an enormous range of experience in newspaper and broadcast journalism, at national and regional level, as well as their teaching expertise. This book will be essential reading for students in journalism, and an invaluable reference tool for their professional careers.

Hanna, Mark

Richardson, John E.

Kinsey, Marie

Hamer, Martin

Sage Publications Ltd.

The Sage Key Concepts series provide students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension. Key Concepts in Journalism offers a systematic and accessible introduction to the terms, processes, and effects of journalism;a combination of practical considerations with theoretical issues; and further reading suggestions. The authors bring an enormous range of experience in newspaper and broadcast journalism, at national and regional level, as well as their teaching expertise. This book will be essential reading for students in journalism, and an invaluable reference tool for their professional careers.

Richardson, John E E

What News?: The Market, Politics and the Local Press

Digital Journalism Studies: The Key Concepts (Routledge Key Guides)

Digital Journalism Studies: The Key Concepts provides an authoritative, research-based "first stop-must read" guide to the study of digital journalism.  This cutting-edge text offers a particular focus on developments in digital media technologies and their implications for all aspects of the working practices of journalists and the academic field of journalism studies, as well as the structures, funding and products of the journalism industries.  A selection of entries include the topics:    Artificial intelligence;   Citizen journalism;   Clickbait;   Drone journalism;   Fake news;   Hyperlocal journalism;   Native advertising;   News bots;   Non-profit journalism;   User comment threads;   Viral news;   WikiLeaks   Digital Journalism Studies: The Key Concepts is an accessible read for students, academics, and researchers interested in Digital Journalism and Digital Journalism Studies, as well as the broader fields of media, communication and cultural studies.

Digital Journalism Studies (Routledge Key Guides)

Canter, Lily

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Books by Franklin, Bob

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Packaging Politics: Political Communications in Britain's Media Democracy

Newszak and News Media

Newszak and News Media

Packaging Politics: Political Communications in Britain's Media Democracy

What News?: The Market Politics and the Local Press (Communication and Society)

What News?: The Market, Politics and the Local Press (Communication and Society)

Key Concepts in Journalism Studies (SAGE Key Concepts series)

Key Concepts in Journalism Studies (SAGE Key Concepts series)

What News?: The Market, Politics and the Local Press

Digital Journalism Studies (Routledge Key Guides)