Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Putting the press into perspective -- The meanings of the press -- Working on the law : employers, journalists, and the legal framework -- A sense of doubt : the origins and history of self-regulation up to 1972 -- Nothing resolved : self-regulation, 1972-98 -- Organising and defining self-regulation -- Self-regulation at work : an overview -- The problem of accuracy in the UK press in the 1980s and 1990s -- The distorting mirror : the problem of misrepresentation in the press in the 1980s and 1990s -- Privacy and self-regulation -- Rights and responsibilities : the need for reform.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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How do we balance press regulation with freedom of information? This book provides the answers, taking into account converging media ownership and the threat it poses to democracy.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
ACQUISITION INFORMATION NOTE
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
JSTOR
Stock Number
22573/ctt184pwh7
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Regulating the press.
International Standard Book Number
0745311989
CORPORATE BODY NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Press Council.
Press Council.
Press Council.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Freedom of the press-- Great Britain.
Journalistic ethics-- Great Britain.
Press law-- Great Britain.
Journalistes-- Déontologie-- Grande-Bretagne.
Liberté de la presse-- Grande-Bretagne.
Presse-- Droit-- Grande-Bretagne.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Media & Communications.
Freedom of the press.
Journalistic ethics.
Perswezen.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.