TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dean, Malcolm
TI  - Democracy Under Attack:  How the Media Distort Policy and Politics
SN  - 9781847428493
U1  - 361.61 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - United Kingdom
PB  - Policy Press
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Society & Politics
KW  - Social Sciences
KW  - Media Studies
N2  - Malcolm Dean, The Guardian newspaper's longstanding chief monitor of social affairs, expertly indicts his own trade through a series of seven case studies on the influence of media on social policy. Drawing on four decades of top-level Whitehall briefings, topped up by interviews with 150 policy-makers, the book is packed with insights, and colourful stories from events in Whitehall's corridors, culminating in a damning list detailing the seven deadly sins of the 'reptiles' (modern journalists).  A new final chapter reports on the News International hacking scandal, and the subsequent Leveson Inquiry, prompting criminal and civil lawsuits and leading to a radical press regulator plan.  Written in an engaging way, it offers a unique insider's perspective and a detailed and valuable account of what goes on in news rooms, pressure groups, departmental policy divisions and Parliament
ER  -