Table of Contents

Introduction: The power paradox
1: Born free: a brief history of news media
2: Big brother: journalism and the altered state
3: The first casualty: journalists at war
4: Star-struck: journalism as entertainment
5: Up to a point, Lord Copper's: who owns journalists?
6: Hacks v. flacks: journalism and public relations
7: Murder is my meat: the ethics of journalism
8: Digital: after the deluge
Further reading
Index

About the Author

Ian Hargreaves has been Professor of Digital Economy at the University of Cardiff since 2010. From 2006-2008 he was Senior Partner at Ofcom and between 2008-2010 he was Director of Strategic Communications for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. He is heavily involved in the global debates surrounding intellectual property and copyright.

Reviews

`Review from previous edition Hargreaves has written a timely and disturbing account of journalism in peril.'
Martin Bell, The Times
`Ian Hargreaves is a distinguished journalist and academic with a fine track record of editorial integrity and incisive thought.'
Chris Cramer, Director of News, CNN