Table of Contents

1: Introduction: that was the world that was; 2: ‘III news comes often on the back of worse‘ *; I: Selections from previous volumes by the glasgow university media group (1976–85); 3: Reviewing the news *; 4: Measuring the news; 5: Contours of coverage *; 6: News talk; 7: News visuals *; 8: Case studies *; 9: The current affairs prism *; 10: Ritual tasks *; Coda‘isn't the news terrible?' * raymond williams

About the Author

John Eldridge