Regulating the Press

Tom O'Malley is Professor of Media Studies at Aberystwyth University, Wales. He is the co-founder of the journal Media History and is the author of Regulating the Press (Pluto, 2000).Clive Soley has been a Labour MP in West London since 1979. From 1997 to 2001, he was the Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party. He is the author of Regulating the Press (Pluto Press, 2000).

• IntroductionPart I: The History Of Self-Regulation by Tom O'Malley1. Putting The Press Into Perspective2. The Meanings of the Press3. Working on the Law: Employers, Journalists and the legal framework.4. A Sense of Doubt: the Origins and History of Self-regulation up to 19725. Nothing Resolved: Self-Regulation, 1972-19986. Organising and Defining Self-Regulation7. Self-Regulation at Work - An OverviewPart II: Cases And Issues by Clive Soley8. The Problem of Accuracy in the UK Press in the 1980s and 1990s9. The Distorting Mirror. The problem of Misrepresentation in the press in the 1980s and 1990s10. Privacy and Self-regulationPart III: Reforming Regulation by Tom O'Malley And Clive Soley11. Rights and Responsibilities: The Need for ReformAppendix Freedom and Responsibility of the Press Bill BibliographyIndex

'As rich in historical details as it is lucid in its arguments, it succeeds admirably'