Power Without Responsibility" is a classic introduction to the history sociology theory & politics of the media in Britain. It is an essential guide both for students & teachers of media & communication studies & for all those involved in the production & consumption of the media. The new edition has been substantially revised to bring it right up-to-date with developments in the media industry new media technologies & changes in the political & academic debates surrounding media policy. In this new edition the authors consider: whether we are on the threshold of a new communications revolution; the role of global media empires including a brand new chapter on globalisation; the rise of video cable & satellite; the global information society & contradictions in media policy; the BBC & broadcasting at the beginning of the 21st Century; & the evolving relationship of the press & the Conservative Party. Assessing the press & broadcasting at a time of radical change the authors suggest a manifesto for media reform."