Description
About the Author
Jeremy Tunstall is Professor of Sociology at City University, London.
Reviews
Tunstall has studied journalists, journalism and the newspaper industry for decades, and one great strength of his new book is that he is able to compare. * New Statesman and Society *
Tunstall's comparative study is most valuable for the light it sheds on the link between the ruthless pursuit of profit on the one hand and the increasingly enclosed nature of journalism on the other. * London Review of Books *
He gives a unique picture of the changes in British newspapers, rather than the over-simplistic story offered as a pre- and post-Wapping analysis. * Irish Times *
an exceptionally readable and brilliantly researched survey of the British press ... essential background to understanding the journalistic culture for all its faults and virtues * Mark Urban, International Affairs, Vol. 73, No. 2, April '97 *
sweeping, insightful study of the British national press...Rarely is a work of such scope and sweep so rich in precision and detail. * CHOICE April 97 *
His new book...will prove a definitive study, rich in detail and organised by short thematic chapters which stop important strands getting hidden in the overall pattern. * Parliamentary Affairs Vol 50 No.3. *
a valuable introduction to the current condition of the British national press ... it is essential reading for students of contemporary British history and mass communications ... By addressing the more challenging issues surrounding modern-day journalism, it should also appeal to the serious scholar in a variety of disciplines. * Tony Shaw, Contemporary British History, Vol. 10, No. 4, Winter '96 *
Book Information
ISBN 9780198711339
Author Jeremy Tunstall
Format Paperback
Page Count 452
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Weight(grams) 571g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 136mm * 27mm