Politics of Public Broadcasting in Britain and Japan : The BBC and Nhk Compar...

by Laurence, Henry

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Politics of Public Broadcasting in Britain and Japan : The BBC and Nhk Compared, Paperback by Laurence, Henry, ISBN 1032310391, ISBN-13 9781032310398, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "This book explores the remarkably similar national public broadcasters of Britain and Japan - the BBC and NHK. It considers the origins of both organisations in the 1920s, highlights how they have both been major shapers of national life and national identity in their respective countries, how they have both been significant innovators of broadcasting technology, and how both have high reputations for honest and balanced news reporting. It outlines how both have adapted to cope with successive major changes in the broadcasting landscape. Th also points out the major differences: the BBC's greater success at being commercial and entrepreneurial, the BBC's fierce protection of its editorial independence, often used to play a watchdog role in holdingthe powerful to account - which contrasts sharply with the approach of NHK, which cooperates with rather than confronts political elites, serving as an agent of social stability, whereas the BBC acts more as an agent of social change. As debates about the future of public broadcasting become more intense, this book provides useful evidence of how public broadcasting can be approached in different ways"--

• ISBN: 9781032310398
• Condition: Fine

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