Media Accountability in a Liberal Democracy
An Examination of the Harlot's Prerogative


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Table of Contents

  List of tables and figures

vi

  Introduction

1

  Part I: Concepts and grounding

 

1. History, legitimacy, press theory and functions

8

 

2 Accountability as a concept

32

  Part II: The dimensions of media accountability

 

3 Ethics

45

 

4 Performance (Quality of media content)

91

  Part III: External accountability mechanisms

 

5 The Australian Broadcasting Authority

124

 

6 The Australian Press Council

149

 

7 The Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance, and Media Watch

172

  Part IV: Internal accountability mechanisms and defamation law

 

8 The Australian Broadcasting Corporation

190

 

9 Fairfax and News Ltd

204

 

10 Defamation

222

  Part V: The way ahead

 

11 Conclusions and recommendations

245

  Appendices

  Bibliography


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