This book traces the history of television journalism in Britain
from its austere roots in the BBC's post-war monopoly to the
present-day plethora of 24 hour channels and celebrity presenters.
It asks why a medium whose thirst for pictures, personalities and
drama make it, some believe, intrinsically unsuitable for serious
journalism should remain in the internet age the most influential
purveyor of news.
Barnett compares the two very different trajectories of
television journalism in Britain and the US arguing that from the
outset a rigorous statutory and regulatory framework rooted in a
belief about the democratic value of the medium created and
sustained a culture of serious, responsible, accurate and
interrogative journalism in British television. The book's
overarching thesis is that, despite a very different set of
historical, regulatory and institutional practices, there is a very
real danger that Britain is now heading down the same road as
America. As a result, Britsh public life will be diminished.
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