The Westminster Lobby Correspondents

ISBN-13: 9781032708775 / Twarda / 2024 / 150 str.

Jeremy Tunstall

Opis

The Westminster Lobby correspondents have a special place in both the politics and the mass media of Britain. In this book, originally published in 1970, Jeremy Tunstall presents the first systematic social science study of the uniquely British phenomenon of Lobby correspondents.

Spis treści

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  Part One: The Setting of Political Journalism  1. The Journalism Setting  2. Secrecy, Publicity, Specialization  Part Two: Westminster Lobby Correspondents  3. Careers, Work and Status  4. Political Newsgathering: Source Multiplicity  5. Political Newsgathering: The Government  6. Correspondent and News Organization  7. Competition and Co-operation  Part Three: Government, Politicians, Correspondents  8. Correspondents: Autonomy and Control  9. Political ‘Crises’ and Rivalry  10. Reform of the Lobby?  Appendix: The Lobby Rules.  Suggestions for Further Reading.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

Jeremy Tunstall