Prime Ministers and the Media : Issues of Power and Control

This book looks at the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication. * A timely examination of the ways in which prime ministers manage and fail to manage their public communication. * Original in scope, covering political rumours, political cartoons and capital cities, in addition to more familiar topics. * Sets contemporary analysis of Downing Street press secretaries, media barons and press conferences in fuller historical context than usual. * Draws on public records, private papers and interviews by the author dating back to the 1960s.