Seymour-Ure, Colin,  1938- <br/><br/>
Prime ministers and the media :  issues of power and control / 
Colin Seymour-Ure. 
 - xi, 270 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Introduction: Prime Minister, Communication, Power, Control --  Public Communication and the Prime Minister's Tasks --  Public Communication as a Prime Ministerial Resource --  Public Communication: Turning Authority into Power --  The Capital City as News Environment --  Harlots Revisited: Media Barons, Politics and Prime Ministers --  The Rise of the Downing Street Press Secretary --  The Downing Street Press Secretary: Getting into a Spin? --  Prime Ministers and Press Conferences --  Grapevine Politics: Political Rumours --  Drawing Blood? Prime Ministers and Political Cartoons.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10. 
<br/><br/> "After examining what the job of prime minister demands of its holders in the way of public communication, and what resources are available, the book goes on to trace the growth of the Downing Street press office from inconspicuous beginnings to contentious prominence. But many factors affecting a prime minister's public image are not open to direct control: the book explores a contrasting selection of these, including political rumours, political places (the nature of a 'capital city'), political cartoons (a range of which is reproduced in the book) and media barons. The focus is contemporary and there are frequent international comparisons, especially with the USA."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0631166874 9780631166870 0631187677 9780631187677 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003001709 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Press and politics--History--Great Britain--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN5124.P6  / S43 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>070.449320941