{"product_id":"democracy-under-attack-how-the-media-distort-policy-and-politics-9781847428493","title":"Democracy Under Attack: How the Media Distort Policy and Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Malcolm Dean\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Ideologies - Democracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMalcolm 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45127510720663,"sku":"9781847428493","price":1785.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781847428493.webp?v=1767279571","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/democracy-under-attack-how-the-media-distort-policy-and-politics-9781847428493","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}