Power without responsibility : the press, broadcasting and the internet in Britain / James Curran and Jean Seaton.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Press history / James Curran -- 1. Whig press history as political mythology -- 2. The struggle for a free press -- 3. The ugly face of reform -- 4. The industrialization of the press -- 5. The era of the press barons -- 6. The press under public regulation -- 7. Fable of market democracy -- Part II: Broadcasting history / Jean Seaton -- Reith and the denial of politics -- 9. Broadcasting and the blitz -- 10. Social revolution? -- 11. The BBC under threat -- 12. Class, taste and profit -- 13. How the audience is made -- 14. The first new media -- 15. Broadcasting roller coaster -- Part III: Rise of new media / James Curran -- 16. New media in Britain -- 17. History of the internet -- 18. Sociology of the internet -- Part IV: Theories of the media -- 19. Metabolising Britishness / Jean Seaton -- 20. Global understanding / Jean Seaton -- 21. The Liberal theory of press freedom / James Curran -- 22. Broadcasting and the theory of public service / Jean Seaton -- Part V: Politics of the media -- 23. Contradictions in media policy / Jean Seaton and James Curran -- 24. Media reform: democratic choices / James Curran.

Power without the responsibility.