British Media Coverage of the Press Reform Debate : Journalists Reporting Journalism

British Media Coverage of the Press Reform Debate : Journalists Reporting Journalism

Author
Binakuromo Ogbebor
Publication Year
2020
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Social Science

This 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


Keywords: Literature / Cultural and Media Studies / Journalism / British Culture / Media Policy / Leveson Inquiry / News of the World / Phone hacking / Phone hacking scandal / Media and democracy / Journalistic metadiscourse