Overview
- Analyses British media coverage of the press reform debate that arose from the News of the World phone hacking scandal and the Leveson Inquiry
- Implements a content analysis of 870 news articles
- Provides insight into factors inhibiting and aiding the role of the news media as a democratic public sphere
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This open access book provides a detailed exploration of the British media coverage of the press reform debate that arose from the News of the World phone hacking scandal and the Leveson Inquiry. Gathering data from a content analysis of 870 news articles, Ogbebor shows how journalists cover debates on media policy and illustrates the impact of their coverage on democracy. Through this analysis, the book contributes to knowledge of paradigm repair strategies; public sphere; gatekeeping theory; the concept of journalism as an interpretive community; political economy of the press; as well as the neoliberal and social democratic interpretations of press freedom. Providing insight into factors inhibiting and aiding the role of the news media as a democratic public sphere, it will be a valuable resource for the press, media reform activists, members of the public, and academics in the fields of journalism, politics and law.
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Binakuromo Ogbebor has a PhD in Journalism Studies from the School of Journalism, Cardiff University, UK. Her areas of research include media policy, media representation, media and democracy, media self-coverage, political economy, and the public sphere.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: British Media Coverage of the Press Reform Debate
Book Subtitle: Journalists Reporting Journalism
Authors: Binakuromo Ogbebor
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-37265-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37264-4Published: 31 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-37267-5Published: 18 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-37265-1Published: 30 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 227
Topics: Journalism, Journalism, British Culture, Media Policy