Thesiss

At a time when there are critical debates about the role of Public Service television in the UK, this thesis will provide a timely, original and innovative new approach to the study of Current Affairs broadcasting. The research will critically examine the BBC Current Affairs bro…

This research considered aspects of balance and bias in radio broadcasting, focusing on thirty-nine editions of the Today programme (Radio Four) during the last general election campaign period. The rationale for such a selection was that during a campaign, broadcasters are unde…

The North-China Herald (NCH) was established in 1850 Shanghai as a weekly and was then the only English newspaper in the treaty port. It was later nicknamed the “Old lady on the Bund.” With its weekly NCH and daily, the North-China Daily News (NCDN), the NCH group became the mos…