The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable

"Have journalists changed since Ben Jonson denounced them as 'dishonest swindlers'? Are sex, sensationalism, bias, inaccuracy and forgery fundamental to journalistic scoops? Is the invasion of privacy simply the price we have to pay for a free Press? And why are British journalists, under the threat of sweeping legislation, being given one last chance at deregulation?" "In The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable, Raymond Snoddy, Financial Times media correspondent and former presenter...
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"Have journalists changed since Ben Jonson denounced them as 'dishonest swindlers'? Are sex, sensationalism, bias, inaccuracy and forgery fundamental to journalistic scoops? Is the invasion of privacy simply the price we have to pay for a free Press? And why are British journalists, under the threat of sweeping legislation, being given one last chance at deregulation?" "In The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable, Raymond Snoddy, Financial Times media correspondent and former presenter of Channel 4's controversial Press series Hard News, puts the British newspaper industry under scrutiny. He interviews proprietors, including Robert Maxwell, Rupert Murdoch and Conrad Black; journalists from both tabloid and quality newspapers; and media victims. He recounts notorious cases past and present, and discusses issues ranging from cheque-book journalism to the Calcutt committee, from circulation wars to the reporting of issues such as AIDS. Provocative and entertaining, The Good, the Bad and the Unacceptable makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing debate on Press standards."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved