LEADER 04655nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910813225803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-70210-5 010 $a1-283-24160-9 010 $a9786613241603 010 $a1-136-70211-3 010 $a0-203-81372-3 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203813720 035 $a(CKB)2550000000032295 035 $a(EBL)684070 035 $a(OCoLC)727134342 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000540499 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11325670 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000540499 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585884 035 $a(PQKB)10160165 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL684070 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10466421 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL324160 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC684070 035 $a(PPN)198456654 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000032295 100 $a20101203d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPublic broadcasting and political interference /$fChris Hanretty 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York, NY $cRoutledge$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (233 p.) 225 1 $aRoutledge research in political communication 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-66552-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPublic Broadcasting and Political Interference; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of acronyms; Preface; Part IThe broad picture; 1 Introduction; 1 Setting the scene; 2 What are public service broadcasters?; 3 What is political independence?; 4 Why does political independence matter?; 5 Why do other things matter less?; 6 What is my explanation of political independence?; 7 How do I demonstrate these claims?; 8 Outline of the book; 2 The broad picture: testing rival theories of independence on36 public broadcasters; 1 Measuring independence by proxy 327 $a2 What explanations exist already?3 My explanation; 4 Data and model; 5 Summary; Part IISpecific cases; 3 Italy: the absence of Caesars; 1 Fascism and the post-warperiod (1924-1960); 2 The Bernabei era (1961-1974); 3 Reform to reform (1975-1992); 4 New hopes dashed (1993-2008); 5 Conclusion; 4 Spain: huge steps forward?; 1 From dictatorship to transition (1923-1977); 2 The early democratic years (1977-1996); 3 From Aznar to Zapatero; 4 Conclusion; 5 The United Kingdom: "treading delicately like Agag"; 1 From foundation to competition (1922-1955); 2 The years of Butskellism (1954-1979) 327 $a3 From Thatcher to Blair (1979-2005)4 Conclusion; 6 Ireland: importing experience; 1 From 2RN to television (1926-1960); 2 Refoundation, confrontation (1960-1976); 3 1976 until the present day; 4 Conclusion; 7 Sweden: "disturbing neither God nor Hitler"; 1 An abundance of caution (1922-1955); 2 Diplomats and exegetes (1955-1969); 3 The centre does not hold (1969-); 4 Conclusion; 8 Denmark: being driven to the left?; 1 Establishment until the 1950s (1922-1955); 2 The 1950s until Va?nstervridning (1957-1974); 3 The professionalization turn? (1980-); 4 Conclusion 327 $aPart IIIComparisons and conclusions9 Comparing the six broadcasters; 1 The market and professionalization; 2 The journalists; 3 Management; 4 Rules; 5 Conclusion; 10 Conclusions; 1 Reassessing independence; 2 Reassessing legal protection; 3 Reassessing the causal chain; 4 Implications for reform; 5 Continued relevance; Notes; References; Index 330 $aPublic broadcasters, like the BBC and the Italian broadcaster RAI, are some of the most important media organisations in the world. Politicians are often tempted to interfere in the workings of these broadcasters and when this happens, the results are highly controversial, as both the Blair and Berlusconi governments have discovered. Public Broadcasting and Political Interference explains why some broadcasters are good at resisting politicians' attempts at interference, and have won a reputation for independence - and why other broadcasters have failed to do the same. It tak 410 0$aRoutledge research in political communication. 606 $aPublic broadcasting$xPolitical aspects$vCase studies 606 $aPublic broadcasting$zEurope$vCase studies 615 0$aPublic broadcasting$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aPublic broadcasting 676 $a384.54 700 $aHanretty$b Chris$0901107 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813225803321 996 $aPublic broadcasting and political interference$93950265 997 $aUNINA