It is a commonly held belief that television news in Britain, on whatever channel, is more objective, more trustworthy, more neutral than press reporting. This 2-volume study by the Glasgow University Media Group, explodes this illusion.

Focusing on the British economy in crisis, and its thematic linkage with the Social Contract during the first four months of 1975, this book deals with three main levels of activity: the story, the language and the visuals.

It is a commonly held belief that television news in Britain, on whatever channel, is more objective, more trustworthy, more neutral than press reporting. This book shows how television news favours certain individuals by giving them more time and status.

A major contribution to criminology in which Taylor, Walton and Young provide a framework for a fully social theory of crime.

A major contribution to criminology in which Taylor, Walton and Young provide a framework for a fully social theory of crime.