Spinning for Labour: Trade Unions and the New Media Environment

Spinning for Labour: Trade Unions and the New Media Environment

Author: Paul Manning

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-01-04

Total Pages: 655

ISBN-13: 0429796544

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First published in 1998, this volume asks: are groups or organisations beyond the sphere of Westminster politics doomed to be marginalised in mainstream news coverage, or can the currently fashionable emphasis upon media techniques and 'spin doctoring' offer such non-official news sources a means of securing media success?. This question is now surfacing as a major issue within politics and cultural debates, as well as within the sociology of the mass media and communication studies. We are living through a period of remarkable transformation in politics, culture and social arrangements. Communications experts in the 'new Labour' camp believe that trade unions must respond by becoming more sophisticated in their use of the media and marketing techniques; and by employing new vocabularies for communicating their messages to the public. However, can trade unions succeed in using the tricks of the 1990s spin doctor to restore their position?. This study uses extensive interviews with leading national newspaper journalists and senior figures within trade unions to explore the question. Drawing upon unique archive material the study points to the importance of government in fostering or undermining branches of journalism including coverage of labour relations.


Spinning for Labour

Spinning for Labour

Author: Paul Manning

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-02-03

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 9781138344860

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First published in 1998, this volume asks: are groups or organisations beyond the sphere of Westminster politics doomed to be marginalised in mainstream news coverage, or can the currently fashionable emphasis upon media techniques and 'spin doctoring' offer such non-official news sources a means of securing media success?. This question is now surfacing as a major issue within politics and cultural debates, as well as within the sociology of the mass media and communication studies. We are living through a period of remarkable transformation in politics, culture and social arrangements. Communications experts in the 'new Labour' camp believe that trade unions must respond by becoming more sophisticated in their use of the media and marketing techniques; and by employing new vocabularies for communicating their messages to the public. However, can trade unions succeed in using the tricks of the 1990s spin doctor to restore their position?. This study uses extensive interviews with leading national newspaper journalists and senior figures within trade unions to explore the question. Drawing upon unique archive material the study points to the importance of government in fostering or undermining branches of journalism including coverage of labour relations.


Spinning for Labour

Spinning for Labour

Author: PAUL. MANNING

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-05-31

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 9781138344846

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First published in 1998, this volume asks: are groups or organisations beyond the sphere of Westminster politics doomed to be marginalised in mainstream news coverage, or can the currently fashionable emphasis upon media techniques and 'spin doctoring' offer such non-official news sources a means of securing media success?. This question is now surfacing as a major issue within politics and cultural debates, as well as within the sociology of the mass media and communication studies. We are living through a period of remarkable transformation in politics, culture and social arrangements. Communications experts in the 'new Labour' camp believe that trade unions must respond by becoming more sophisticated in their use of the media and marketing techniques; and by employing new vocabularies for communicating their messages to the public. However, can trade unions succeed in using the tricks of the 1990s spin doctor to restore their position?. This study uses extensive interviews with leading national newspaper journalists and senior figures within trade unions to explore the question. Drawing upon unique archive material the study points to the importance of government in fostering or undermining branches of journalism including coverage of labour relations.


Women and the Labour Market in Japan's Industrialising Economy

Women and the Labour Market in Japan's Industrialising Economy

Author: Janet Hunter

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-02-24

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1134432003

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During the period of industrialisation in Japan from the 1870s to the 1930s, the textile industry was Japan's largest manufacturing industry, and the country's major source of export earnings. It had a predominantly female labour force, drawn mainly from the agricultural population. This book examines the institutions of the labour market of this critical industry during this important period for Japanese economic development. Based on extensive original research, the book provides a wealth of detail, showing amongst other things the complexity of the labour market, the interdependence of the agricultural and manufacturing sectors, and the importance of gender. It argues that the labour market institutions which developed in this period had a profound effect on the labour market and labour relations in the postwar years.


Engineering Techniques of Ring Spinning

Engineering Techniques of Ring Spinning

Author: Tasnim N. Shaikh

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 9385059564

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Ring spinning is an age-old technology used in the process of fibres to yarn conversion. Its versatility in dealing with a wide range of materials in terms of type, properties and even as an individual or blend is unbeaten. This book provides a platform for critically evaluating various engineering and technical changes undergone in this legendary process and the scientific approach lying behind these changes.