REPORTING ROYALTY ANALYSING THE MEDIA AND THE MONARCHYEdited by John Mair and Andrew Beck with Richard Lance Keeble.
Foreword by Sir Anthony Seldon, Afterword by Sir John Curtice.Against the backdrop of the first coronation in 70 years, polls reflecting the changing public mood about the British royal family, and an historic series of courtroom battles between Prince Harry and Britain's biggest-selling newspapers, here comes a book that examines the intriguing, explosive relationship between monarchy and media, past, present, and future.This unique collection brings together some very well known journalists with equally well-known academics, three knights and several professors to discuss Reporting Royalty in 360 degrees.Contributors Robin Aitken, Angela Antetomaso, Norman Baker, Andrew Beck, Martin Bell, Phil Butland, Michael Cole, Paul Connew, Steve Foster, Alan Geere, Liz Gerard, Jason Lee, John Mair, Steven McCabe, Carole O’Reilly, Julian Petley, Sir Trevor Phillips, Charles Rae, Nathan Ritchie, Marcus Ryder, Raymond Snoddy, Deborah Wilson David, and Peter York.
This book is of the moment but also the first draft of the media history of the Carolean age.