Introducing theoretical ideas and the latest empirical findings in this fast-developing field of media communication scholarship and study News, Public Relations and Power has contributions from leading international researchers who address issues such as: the rapid growth of public relations and its impact on news production; state information management strategies in times of internal political dissent; political parties and mediated `spin' conducted at national and local levels; the historically changing nature of war journalism; and tabloid television and forms of cultural representation. The book begins with Simon Cottle's introduction which sets out the key ideas and approaches in the field.

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
News, Public Relations and Power - Simon Cottle
Mapping the Field
PART TWO: PROMOTIONAL TIMES: THE GROWTH OF PUBLIC RELATIONS
Public Relations and News Sources - Aeron Davis
PART THREE: SOURCE FIELDS: DOMINANT INTERESTS
`A Good Day to Bury Bad News¿ - Bob Franklin
Journalists, Sources and the Packaging of Politics
Journalism under Fire - Philip M Taylor
The Reporting of War and International Crises
The Political Contest Model - Gadi Wolfsfeld
PART FOUR: SOURCE FIELDS: CHALLENGERS
Non-Governmental Organizations and the Media - David Deacon
Environmental Activism and News Media - Alison Anderson
PART FIVE: MEDIATING REPRESENTATION AND PARTICIPATION
Tabloid Television and News Culture - John Langer
Access and Representation
Journalism and Deliberative Democracy - Simon Cottle
Mediating Communicative Action