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2 - The News Landscape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 February 2024

Kenneth Newton
Kenneth Newton
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
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Summary

This chapter assembles information about the UK’s supply of news in order to estimate the amount and variety of news available. Though information is sometimes limited or absent, it maps out the number and the nature of TV, radio, print and online news sources to provide an account of the news landscape. It then examines the content and quality of the news sources available, comparing commercial and public service news and misunderstandings about their bias. The importance of internal pluralism is discussed.

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news landscapeTVradioprintwebhyper-pluralismcommercial mediapublic service mediabiasinternal pluralism
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Real News about the News
Media and British Politics
 , pp. 17 - 36
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • The News Landscape
  • Kenneth Newton, University of Southampton
  • Book: Real News about the News
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009387040.002
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  • The News Landscape
  • Kenneth Newton, University of Southampton
  • Book: Real News about the News
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009387040.002
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  • The News Landscape
  • Kenneth Newton, University of Southampton
  • Book: Real News about the News
  • Online publication: 09 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009387040.002
Available formats
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