{"title":"Kay Richardson","description":"\u003cp\u003eKay Richardson’s work delves into the intersection of media, society, and culture, offering insightful analysis on contemporary issues. Her books often explore how television serves as a platform for public discourse and the shaping of cultural narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtful, well-researched studies that illuminate the role of visual media in arts and culture. \u003cem\u003ePublic issue television\u003c\/em\u003e exemplifies her ability to combine critical theory with accessible commentary, making her titles essential for those interested in media studies and cultural critique.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"public-issue-television-by-kay-richardson-9780719062568","title":"Public issue television","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublic issue television\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to understanding the relationship between television, politics and society. Based on full access to the archives, it offers a fascinating historical account of how one television series, Granada's \u003ci\u003eWorld in Action\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrated for its tough journalism, visual directness and public impact, functioned and developed over its run across 35 years between 1963 and 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a succession of chapters looking at different periods in the series' development and at key dimensions of its distinctive identity, it gets deep inside the making of factual television and examines how a particular culture of production works within broader conditions of possibility and constraint. In particular, it charts the interwoven processes of change - technological, professional, aesthetic, institutional, economic, social and political. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs well as discussing achievement and success, it examines the tensions, the debates and open conflicts that formed part of the context within which the series was made and transmitted across four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597545390316,"sku":"9780719062568","price":102.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780719062568-public-issue-television.jpg?v=1777956991"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kay-richardson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}