Production of Political Television

The Production of Political Television (1977) is a study of the organization and methods of production of political television that covers not only news broadcasts and current affairs programmes but all programmes involved with the policy making process in Britain.

List of contents

Part 1. Introductory 1. Introduction 2. The Production of Political Television: A Conceptual Framework Part 2. The Internal Context of Political Broadcasting 3. The Producers: Autonomy or Servitude 4. The Functioning of Identity 5. Resources 6. The Ground Rules 7. The Absent Framework: The Audience-Communicator Relationship Part 3. The External Context of Political Broadcasting 8. The BBC and the General Strike: May 1926 9. The Retiring of Hugh Greene 10. Yesterday’s Men 11. Television in the General Election: A 1974 Case Study Part 4. Conclusion 12. Defining the Context: The External Determinants of Political Television 13. Perspective on Production

About the author

Michael Tracey

Summary

The Production of Political Television (1977) is a study of the organization and methods of production of political television that covers not only news broadcasts and current affairs programmes but all programmes involved with the policy making process in Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Tracey, Tracey Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032602899
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260289-9
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Broadcasting
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Television, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Drama, Politics & government, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Politics and government, Television: styles and genres