Prime Ministers and the Media

Prime Ministers and the Media Issues of Power and Control

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book looks at the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication.


  • A timely examination of the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication.
  • Original in scope, covering political rumours, political cartoons and capital cities, in addition to more familiar topics.
  • Sets contemporary analysis of Downing Street press secretaries, media barons and press conferences in fuller historical context than usual.
  • Draws on public records, private papers and interviews by the author dating back to the 1960s.

Book information

ISBN: 9780631187677
Publisher: Wiley
Imprint: Wiley Blackwell
Pub date:
DEWEY: 320.0140941
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 270
Weight: 422g
Height: 231mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 21mm