ALASTAIR CAMPBELL

Affect that Alastair Campbell had on the UK media

Affect that Alastair Campbell had on the UK media

Introduction

The relationship between journalism and politics in United Kingdom has been subject of debate throughout the country where the journalists themselves, as well as academic societies and universities, are those who question and discuss the issue. However, the questions arose from the journalism itself, at least within the segment of the liberal wing journalists and the organizations of public service broadcasting, and figures that have a remarkable position in British journalism (Van Cuilenburg, & McQuail, 2003, 181-207).

These questions arise in the media environment particularly in the UK, where the number of media and national territorial reach of the press is exceptional when compared with other countries, and where the public is still a major newspaper reader and buyer. However, despite the impact of free distribution publications a media landscape in which the ownership of the media is highly concentrated around media groups. All these groups are based in London, which is the capital of the media and the political capital, financial, commercial, cultural and tourism in the UK (Van Cuilenburg, & McQuail, 2003, 181-207).

That these questions, about the relationship between the media and the world of politics, have arisen in journalism, is consistent with the tradition of self-regulation that has the British press, whose practice is in charge of the Complaints Commission to the Press. However, the journalists in the UK have steadfastly resisted any form of statutory regulation, and this discussion promoted by critics of journalism journalists in search of better ways to regulate itself, agrees with that old desire to maintain the State outside the determination of the standards. However, it should ask if they achieve good intentions, or statutory regulations are needed as in the case of British broadcasting (Hermes, 1999, 69-85).

Discussion

Alastair Campbell is well known as a journalist and a key figure when Tony Blair came to power, is often described as the real Deputy Prime Minister. He is dedicated to making presentations, writing, and his charity work as president in fundraising and continues to advise the Labour Party informal. Has been submitted to a series of interviews for television Channel Five, whose subjects included President Clinton, Peter Mandelson, Bono and Lance Armstrong. There are a lot of people to do journalism as a profession but very few who fall in the same league as Alastair Campbell does (Baker, 2007, 19-37).

Shortly after Blair won and became the opposition leader in 1994, Campbell left the paper to become his spokesman. Played an important role in the 1997 general election, working with Peter Mandelson to coordinate the campaign for Labour. Even went so far as to complain personally when I thought the media published news that did not favour his campaign and did not hesitate to attack the journalists when they did not like. When Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, Campbell was appointed Official Spokesperson of Number 10 Downing Street, where it became very influential (Van Cuilenburg, & McQuail, 2003, ...