
Democracy under Attack
How the Media Distort Policy and Politics
- 544 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Malcolm Dean, The Guardian newspaper's longstanding chief monitor of social affairs, expertly indicts his own trade through a series of seven case studies on the influence of media on social policy. Drawing on four decades of top-level Whitehall briefings, topped up by interviews with 150 policy-makers, the book is packed with insights, and colourful stories from events in Whitehall's corridors, culminating in a damning list detailing the seven deadly sins of the 'reptiles' (modern journalists). A new final chapter reports on the News International hacking scandal, and the subsequent Leveson Inquiry, prompting criminal and civil lawsuits and leading to a radical press regulator plan.
Written in an engaging way, it offers a unique insider's perspective and a detailed and valuable account of what goes on in news rooms, pressure groups, departmental policy divisions and Parliament.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Dedication
- Foreword by Howard Glennerster
- Foreword by David R. Mayhew
- Preface
- One The rise and fall of mainstream journalism
- Two An inside and outside look at policy-making
- Three Law and order
- Four Drugs: tabloid puppets and pawns
- Five Asylum: an oppressive media campaign prompts a cowardly political response
- Six Labour’s boldest bid: to end child poverty
- Seven Vocational education: the biggest disappointment
- Eight Health and social care: the most expensive breakfast in history
- Nine The disappearance of the housing correspondent
- Ten Subverting democracy (1): seven sins of the reptiles
- Eleven Subverting democracy (2): serious crimes of the reptiles
- Afterword