Journalism in Britain

Martin Conboy is a Reader in the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield. He co-edits the book series Journalism Studies: Key Texts for SAGE.

• Journalism and the Coming of Mass MarketsThe Impact of Broadcasting and the Public SpherePatterns of Ownership and ControlWomen as Consumers and Producers of JournalismTechnology and JournalismStyling the Century: Tabloid JournalismJournalism and Political CoverageAlternative JournalismMagazine Journalism: The Most Influential GenreHacks or Heroes?Local JournalismConclusion

To engage contemporary students in history needs a special talent to enthuse and inspire. Conboy succeeds admirably. What might have been a forbidding chronological slog is thoroughly enlivened by Conboy′s thematic approach, shot through with passion and rigour in equal measure. This is a book written with a commitment to the importance of history for the present; it will undeniably cultivate the same commitment in its readers.