Essential Public Affairs for Journalists is an invaluable guide for journalism students & those already in the industry. Offering comprehensive coverage of the workings of both central & local government it provides all the information they will need to cover public affairs with complete confidence. Beginning by outlining the constitutional framework & the governing institutions of the U.K. the book then moves on to explore Britains role in the EU & the wider world of international relations. In the second half of the text the focus shifts to local government where such headline-grabbing subjects as school catchment areas council tax & public transport are reviewed & explained. The second edition is fully up-to-date with the 2010 general election &
Includes:: the latest details of the coalition governments policy agenda. The contents have been carefully revised to ensure the best possible fit with the new NCTJ public affairs syllabus & there is additional advice on the practicalities of reporting. Essential Public Affairs for Journalists is also supported by an Online Resource Centre with the following
Features:
- Regular updates
- new developments in central & local government are succinctly summarised so that the book is always up-to-date
- News feeds
- real life articles from different news sites are linked to via RSS
- Audio podcasts on reporting public affairs in practice
- Tables
- Web links