Understanding journalism: John Wilson. a guide to issues /

Includes index.

chapter one - the contest--

chapter two - regulators-- too many and none-- BBC governors-- Independent Television Commission-- Radio Authority --Welsh Authority -- Press Complaints Commission --Broadcasting Complaints Commission--Broadcasting Standards Council --

chapter three - editorial values-- news--editing -- agenda-setting-- public interest--independence --powerful interests--impartiality -- balance--objectivity--newspaper code of practice--straight dealing--accuracy-- good news, bad news--Birtism -- identification -- portrayal--political correctness--journalese--journalistic rights and privileges--outside interests--payments--personal views--personal view programmes--advertising--plugging products--industry and business --specialists--library material--reconstructions--news access--referral--anticipation-- independent producers--cable programmes--satellite programmes--

chapter four - trouble spots--privacy--confidential sources--off-the-record--crime--crime figures--dealing with criminals--arrests--Animal Liberation Front--bombs and bomb warnings--bomb hoaxes--docu-drama--obituaries--opinion polls--phone-in polls--paramilitaries--Police Federation-- requests for material -- sexual offences-- statistics-- trade names--

chapter five - violent events--effects of violence --terrorism--hijacks--riots-- copycat behaviour -- suicides--accidents and disasters-- military action --

chapter six - special treatment-- anonymity--jigsaw identification--emergencies--blackouts--contamination scares--sieges--kidnaps--conditions--deals --previews--embargoes--

chapter seven - disputed practices--journalistic licence--journalistic trickery -- secret recordings--doorstepping--eavesdropping--lobby journalism-- conflicts of interest-- freebies --

chapter eight - politics-- interviewing-- government bias-- dealing with government-- ministers-- elections-- Representation of the People Act --parliament -- politicians -- political parties--Conservative party-- Labour party-- Liberal Democrats-- nationalists -- political labels -- spin doctors--stop-watch editing --

chapter nine - state interests-- censorship -- DA-Notices-- official secrets -- national security -- war--Northern Ireland Ban--reedom of information--

chapter ten - the public-- viewers, listeners and readers -- broadcasting councils-- accountability--access --phone-ins--consumer journalism-- correspondence-- complaints-- corrections-- I right of reply--I apologies --

chapter eleven - social values-- minorities-- racism-- sexism--disabilities -- children -- animal rights -- names-- obscenity-- offence and outrage --charity appeals --hypnosis--

chapter twelve - regional values --Scotland -- Northern Ireland-- Ireland--The North --Scilly Isles--

chapter thirteen - the law-- evasion and default--lawyers and legal referral -- contempt of court --injunctions --defamation--confidentiality --court reporting-- court reporting: court orders--court reporting: titles--court reporting: wild allegations--Prevention of Terrorism Act--paying witnessess