British Politics and the Media – Introduction
British Politics and the Press
British Politics and the Tabloid Press
British Politics and Media Ownership
British Politics and Media Self Regulation
The Leveson Inquiry and Regulation
British Politics and the Cinema Newsreel
British Politics and the Radio
British Politics and the Television
British Politics and the Internet
Media Effects Theory – Direct Effects
Media Effects Theory – Minimal Effects
Media Effects Theory – Long Term Effects
Constructivism, Media and Society
Structuralism and Critical Theory
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 newspaper industry has been largely unregulated. Apart from censorship during the war, the State has not sought to control content.
A Press Complaints Commission was set up to investigate abuses in reporting but its code has been voluntary and it has generally been seen as a weak body with little power.
The phone hacking scandal and the Leveson Inquiry, set up to investigate it, may mark a new regime of regulation.
See our sections on the Leveson Inquiry for more.
