The book discusses the basic issues of principle, the processes of implementation and the actual consequences in practice.

• Provides a cross-media analysis of media policy
• Uses case studies to illustrate policy implementation
• Includes chapter summaries, questions for discussion and a chapter on further reading

David Hutchison is Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at Glasgow Caledonian University; for a number of years he was a member of the BBC General Advisory Council and of the Scottish Film Council.