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Power Without The Responsibility. Part 1: Press History / James Curran -- 1. Whig Press History As Political Mythology -- 2. The Struggle For A Free Press -- 3. The Ugly Face Of Reform -- 4. The Industrialization Of The Press -- 5. The Era Of The Press Barons -- 6. The Press Under Public Regulation -- 7. Fable Of Market Democracy -- Part Ii: Broadcasting History / Jean Seaton -- Reith And The Denial Of Politics -- 9. Broadcasting And The Blitz -- 10. Social Revolution? -- 11. The Bbc Under Threat -- 12. Class, Taste And Profit -- 13. How The Audience Is Made -- 14. The First New Media -- 15. Broadcasting Roller Coaster -- Part Iii: Rise Of New Media / James Curran -- 16. New Media In Britain -- 17. History Of The Internet -- 18. Sociology Of The Internet -- Part Iv: Theories Of The Media -- 19. Metabolising Britishness / Jean Seaton -- 20. Global Understanding / Jean Seaton -- 21. The Liberal Theory Of Press Freedom / James Curran -- 22. Broadcasting And The Theory Of Public Service / Jean Seaton -- Part V: Politics Of The Media -- 23. Contradictions In Media Policy / Jean Seaton And James Curran -- 24. Media Reform: Democratic Choices / James Curran. James Curran And Jean Seaton. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.