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During the summer of 2018, numerous members of the Labour Party
were accused of anti-Semitic behaviour by their detractors. The
controversy reached fever pitch amid claims that the Labour Party
had become 'institutionally racist' under the leadership of Jeremy
Corbyn, and that the prospect of a Corbyn-led government posed an
'existential threat' to Jewish life in Britain. Shrouded in
confusion, hyped by the media, whether these accusations were true
or not got lost in the mix. This book clears the confusion by
drawing on deep and original research on public beliefs and media
representation of antisemitism and the Labour Party, revealing
shocking findings of misinformation spread by the press, including
the supposedly impartial BBC, and the liberal Guardian. Bringing in
discussions around the IHRA definition, anti-Zionism and
Israel/Palestine, as well as including a clear chronology of
events, this book is a must for anyone wanting to find out the
reality behind the headlines.
Media Ownership and Agenda Control offers a detailed examination of
media ownership amidst the complexities of the information age,
from the resurgence of press barons to the new influence wielded by
internet giants. Much of the discussion pivots around recent
revelations and controversies in the media industry, such as the
findings published in 2012 from the Leveson Inquiry, the US Federal
Communications Commission's ruling on net neutrality in 2015,
Edward Snowden's decision to leak National Security Agency (NSA)
documents in 2013 and the legal battles over ancillary copyrights
waged in Germany and elsewhere. Justin Schlosberg traces the
obscure and often unnoticed ways in which agendas continue to be
shaped by a small number of individual and institutional
megaphones, despite the rise of grassroots and participatory
platforms, and despite ubiquitous displays of adversarial
journalism. Above all, it explores the web of connections and
interdependence that binds old and new media gatekeepers, and
cements them to the surveillance and warfare state. This ultimately
foregrounds the book's call for a radical rethink of ownership
regulation, situating the movement for progressive media reform
alongside wider struggles against the iniquities and injustices of
global capitalism. This book's re-evaluation of the nature of media
ownership and control in a postdigital world will prove to be an
invaluable resource for students of media studies and journalism,
as well as all those with an interest in the changing dynamics of
media power. Get involved: Reclaimthemedia.org
Power Beyond Scrutiny uncovers the forces which distort and limit
public debate in the media. From the misuse of politicians'
expenses to recent phone hacking scandals, establishment corruption
has never been more in the headlines. Yet amidst the din there have
been seismic silences. Justin Schlosberg interrogates these
silences - why did a plea bargain which allowed Britain's biggest
arms company to escape bribery prosecution go almost entirely
unchallenged in television news? Why did journalists routinely
endorse the official explanation of how intelligence analyst David
Kelly died, whilst all but ignoring mounting evidence which
undermined it? Why, in 2010, did broadcasters offer an unchallenged
platform to critics of Wikileaks but not its supporters? These are
some of the questions and imbalances that Schlosberg seeks to
address as he explains the nature of public debate in the digital
age. In doing so he uncovers a range of news blockages that are
more than just accidents of a fragmented, chaotic mediascape. They
are ultimately ideological forces which ensure that contestability
and dissent remain within definable limits.
During the summer of 2018, numerous members of the Labour Party
were accused of anti-Semitic behaviour by their detractors. The
controversy reached fever pitch amid claims that the Labour Party
had become 'institutionally racist' under the leadership of Jeremy
Corbyn, and that the prospect of a Corbyn-led government posed an
'existential threat' to Jewish life in Britain. Shrouded in
confusion, hyped by the media, whether these accusations were true
or not got lost in the mix. This book clears the confusion by
drawing on deep and original research on public beliefs and media
representation of antisemitism and the Labour Party, revealing
shocking findings of misinformation spread by the press, including
the supposedly impartial BBC, and the liberal Guardian. Bringing in
discussions around the IHRA definition, anti-Zionism and
Israel/Palestine, as well as including a clear chronology of
events, this book is a must for anyone wanting to find out the
reality behind the headlines.
Media Ownership and Agenda Control offers a detailed examination of
media ownership amidst the complexities of the information age,
from the resurgence of press barons to the new influence wielded by
internet giants. Much of the discussion pivots around recent
revelations and controversies in the media industry, such as the
findings published in 2012 from the Leveson Inquiry, the US Federal
Communications Commission's ruling on net neutrality in 2015,
Edward Snowden's decision to leak National Security Agency (NSA)
documents in 2013 and the legal battles over ancillary copyrights
waged in Germany and elsewhere. Justin Schlosberg traces the
obscure and often unnoticed ways in which agendas continue to be
shaped by a small number of individual and institutional
megaphones, despite the rise of grassroots and participatory
platforms, and despite ubiquitous displays of adversarial
journalism. Above all, it explores the web of connections and
interdependence that binds old and new media gatekeepers, and
cements them to the surveillance and warfare state. This ultimately
foregrounds the book's call for a radical rethink of ownership
regulation, situating the movement for progressive media reform
alongside wider struggles against the iniquities and injustices of
global capitalism. This book's re-evaluation of the nature of media
ownership and control in a postdigital world will prove to be an
invaluable resource for students of media studies and journalism,
as well as all those with an interest in the changing dynamics of
media power. Get involved: Reclaimthemedia.org
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