Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge, John Hewitt, Jean Hart, Gregg Philo, Paul Walton, Brian Winston

• Part 1: Reporting the Economic Crisis and the Social Contract: A Case Study 1. Introduction: The Economic Background 2. Wages and Price Figures 3. From Diagnosis to Prescription 4. Pointing the Finger: Evaluations and Judgements 5. ‘Who Gets On?’: Conclusion Part 2: Hear it This Way 6. News Ideology: Neutrality and Naturalism 7. Assembling the News Text 8. News Talk: Vocabulary and Industrial Action Part 3: See it This Way 9. Measuring the Visuals 10. Halting the Flow 11. ‘Good Evening’ 12. Still Life 13. ‘Truth 24 Times a Second’ 25 Times for Television 14. Appendix A: Just One Week 15. Appendix B: Identifying Exploratory Themes 16: Appendix C: The Events of Sunday 11 May – Saturday 17 May 1975

‘It continues to assault that most hallowed belief of news-broadcasters, that the news is an unbiased reflection of reality. What it convincingly shows is that this coverage is indeed selective, not a neutral reflection of events, and that this selectivity was not dictated by the need to provide action packed pictures for the viewers to watch … but by journalistic criteria as to what is newsworthy.’- Times Higher Education Supplement

Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge, John Hewitt, Jean Hart, Gregg Philo, Paul Walton, Brian Winston

• Part 1: Reporting the Economic Crisis and the Social Contract: A Case Study 1. Introduction: The Economic Background 2. Wages and Price Figures 3. From Diagnosis to Prescription 4. Pointing the Finger: Evaluations and Judgements 5. ‘Who Gets On?’: Conclusion Part 2: Hear it This Way 6. News Ideology: Neutrality and Naturalism 7. Assembling the News Text 8. News Talk: Vocabulary and Industrial Action Part 3: See it This Way 9. Measuring the Visuals 10. Halting the Flow 11. ‘Good Evening’ 12. Still Life 13. ‘Truth 24 Times a Second’ 25 Times for Television 14. Appendix A: Just One Week 15. Appendix B: Identifying Exploratory Themes 16: Appendix C: The Events of Sunday 11 May – Saturday 17 May 1975

‘It continues to assault that most hallowed belief of news-broadcasters, that the news is an unbiased reflection of reality. What it convincingly shows is that this coverage is indeed selective, not a neutral reflection of events, and that this selectivity was not dictated by the need to provide action packed pictures for the viewers to watch … but by journalistic criteria as to what is newsworthy.’- Times Higher Education Supplement

Peter Beharrell, Howard Davis, John Eldridge, John Hewitt, Jean Hart, Gregg Philo, Paul Walton, Brian Winston

• Part 1: Reporting the Economic Crisis and the Social Contract: A Case Study 1. Introduction: The Economic Background 2. Wages and Price Figures 3. From Diagnosis to Prescription 4. Pointing the Finger: Evaluations and Judgements 5. ‘Who Gets On?’: Conclusion Part 2: Hear it This Way 6. News Ideology: Neutrality and Naturalism 7. Assembling the News Text 8. News Talk: Vocabulary and Industrial Action Part 3: See it This Way 9. Measuring the Visuals 10. Halting the Flow 11. ‘Good Evening’ 12. Still Life 13. ‘Truth 24 Times a Second’ 25 Times for Television 14. Appendix A: Just One Week 15. Appendix B: Identifying Exploratory Themes 16: Appendix C: The Events of Sunday 11 May – Saturday 17 May 1975

‘It continues to assault that most hallowed belief of news-broadcasters, that the news is an unbiased reflection of reality. What it convincingly shows is that this coverage is indeed selective, not a neutral reflection of events, and that this selectivity was not dictated by the need to provide action packed pictures for the viewers to watch … but by journalistic criteria as to what is newsworthy.’- Times Higher Education Supplement