Press and Society

Press and Society

Dr Christopher Scanlon

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Newspapers and magazines play an important role in economic, political, social and personal life. Focusing primarily on the press in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, this subject examines the history of the press, the principles that underlie and inform the press, ongoing debates about quality and 'tabloidisation' and the opportunities and challenges posed by new technologies. A core theme running throughout the subject is the changing business model that underlies the press and effects these changes are having on the traditional role of the press in liberal democratic societies.
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Newspapers and magazines play an important role in economic, political, social and personal life. Focusing primarily on the press in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, this subject examines the history of the press, the principles that underlie and inform the press, ongoing debates about quality and 'tabloidisation' and the opportunities and challenges posed by new technologies. A core theme running throughout the subject is the changing business model that underlies the press and effects these changes are having on the traditional role of the press in liberal democratic societies.
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The Back Pages and Supple...

25 May 2012 | 44 mins 42 secs

The Back Pages and S...

25 May 2012 | 44 mins 42 secs

The Back Pages and Supple...

25 May 2012 | 44 mins 42 secs

The Back Pages and S...

25 May 2012 | 44 mins 42 secs

Tabloids and Tabloidisati...

17 May 2012 | 01 hr 10 mins 01 sec

Tabloids and Tabloid...

17 May 2012 | 01 hr 10 mins 01 sec

Tabloids and Tabloidisati...

17 May 2012 | 01 hr 10 mins 01 sec

Tabloids and Tabloid...

17 May 2012 | 01 hr 10 mins 01 sec

The Broken Business Model

10 May 2012 | 51 mins 16 secs

The Broken Business ...

10 May 2012 | 51 mins 16 secs

The Broken Business Model...

10 May 2012 | 51 mins 16 secs

The Broken Business ...

10 May 2012 | 51 mins 16 secs

Journalism: Profession vs...

07 May 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 42 secs

Journalism: Professi...

07 May 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 42 secs

Journalism: Profession vs...

07 May 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 42 secs

Journalism: Professi...

07 May 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 42 secs

Sex, Lies and Videotape

27 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 28 mins 49 secs

Sex, Lies and Videot...

27 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 28 mins 49 secs

Sex, Lies and Videotape (...

27 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 28 mins 49 secs

Sex, Lies and Videot...

27 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 28 mins 49 secs

The Propaganda Model and ...

19 Apr 2012 | 47 mins 15 secs

The Propaganda Model...

19 Apr 2012 | 47 mins 15 secs

The Propaganda Model and ...

19 Apr 2012 | 46 mins 44 secs

The Propaganda Model...

19 Apr 2012 | 46 mins 44 secs

Ownership and Control

04 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 32 secs

Ownership and Contro...

04 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 32 secs

Ownership and Control (au...

04 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 32 secs

Ownership and Contro...

04 Apr 2012 | 01 hr 24 mins 32 secs

New Values: Freedom, Trut...

29 Mar 2012 | 01 hr 55 mins 42 secs

New Values: Freedom,...

29 Mar 2012 | 01 hr 55 mins 42 secs