| British Politics and the Media - Introduction |
| Who are the Media? |
| British Politics and the Press |
| A Partisan Press |
| British Politics and the Tabloid Press |
| British Politics and Media Ownership |
| British Politics and Media Self Regulation |
| The Leveson Inquiry and Regulation |
| Actions after Leveson |
| British Politics and the Cinema Newsreel |
| British Politics and the Radio |
| British Politics and the Television |
| British Politics and the Internet |
| The Advantages of New Media |
| Media Effects Theory - Direct Effects |
| Media Effects Theory - Minimal Effects |
| Media Effects Theory - Long Term Effects |
| About Medium Theory |
| About Constructivism |
| Constructivism, Media and Society |
| Structuralism and Critical Theory |
| Feminist Theory and the Media |
| Political Communication - Introduction |
| Political Communication - National and Direct |
| Political Communication - Local and Direct |
| Politicians and the Media - Their Relationship |
| The First Phase of Political Communication |
| The Second Phase of Political Communication |
| Political Communication - The Leader's Debates 2010 and 2015 |
| The Third Phase of Political Communication |
| British Politics and the Media - Introduction |
| Who are the Media? |
| British Politics and the Press |
| A Partisan Press |
| British Politics and the Tabloid Press |
| British Politics and Media Ownership |
| British Politics and Media Self Regulation |
| The Leveson Inquiry and Regulation |
| Actions after Leveson |
| British Politics and the Cinema Newsreel |
| British Politics and the Radio |
| British Politics and the Television |
| British Politics and the Internet |
| The Advantages of New Media |
| Media Effects Theory - Direct Effects |
| Media Effects Theory - Minimal Effects |
| Media Effects Theory - Long Term Effects |
| About Medium Theory |
| About Constructivism |
| Constructivism, Media and Society |
| Structuralism and Critical Theory |
| Feminist Theory and the Media |
| Political Communication - Introduction |
| Political Communication - National and Direct |
| Political Communication - Local and Direct |
| Politicians and the Media - Their Relationship |
| The First Phase of Political Communication |
| The Second Phase of Political Communication |
| Political Communication - The Leader's Debates 2010 and 2015 |
| The Third Phase of Political Communication |
University 18 Yrs + | British Politics & the Media
Ownership of the British Press
Ownership of newspapers is highly concentrated.
Five companies own 95% of national newspapers, in terms of copies sold and two of these are also large regional newspaper publishers.
In 1981, Rupert Murdoch who already owned The Daily Express and the News of the World wanted to take over The Times and The Sunday Times. The minister responsible for agreeing this unprecedented level of concentration of ownership, John Biffen, considered referring the bid to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission but in the end did not on the argument that The Times and The Sunday Times might fold if the decision was delayed.
(James Curran in Power without Responsibility written with Jean Seaton, 7th edition 2009, covers the development of the British press)
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