Power Without Responsibility

<p>This book attacks the conventional history of the press as a story of progress; offers a critical defence and history of public service broadcasting; provides a myth-busting account of the internet; gives a subtle account of the impact of social media; and explores key debates about the role and politics of the media.</p><p><i>Power Without Responsibility</i> has become a standard textbook on media and other courses but it has also gone beyond an academic audience to reach a wider public. Hailed as a book that has ‘cracked the canon’ by the <i>Times Higher Educational Supplement</i> it has been translated into five languages. In 2019 it was awarded the International Communication Association's Fellows Book Award. This ninth edition is based on a major overhaul of its content to take account of new developments (such as generative AI) and new scholarship in the field. It also contains a new chapter on the transformed opportunity for a reformed and buccaneering public service broadcasting in the face of automated misinformation and social division locally nationally and internationally.</p><p>This trailblazing text is essential reading for all students and scholars interested in British media and contemporary media and society.</p>