The Stalker Affair and the Press

First published in 1991, The Stalker Affair and the Press documents the media treatment of police constable John Stalker's removal from his job.

List of contents

1. Introduction: News sources and ideology 2. The structure of news 3. Reporting and investigating 4. Official reality: The Sampson report 5. The Stalkers as soap opera 6. ‘Tasty friends’ 7. Investigating the investigators 8. Sampson, the aftermath 9. James Anderton’s silent suffering 10. That was then 11. The trial of Kevin Taylor 12. Conclusions Notes and references Index

Summary

First published in 1991, The Stalker Affair and the Press documents the media treatment of police constable John Stalker’s removal from his job.

Product details

• Authors: David Murphy
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032343938
• ISBN: 978-1-032-34393-8
• No. of pages: 300
• Weight: 360 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; History, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Conspiracy Theories, Press & journalism, Humanities, News media and journalism