Gillian Ursell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4900152 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gillian Ursell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gillian |
| FAMILY NAME | Ursell |
| SIGNATURE | URSELL G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity & All Saints College, University of Leeds |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 97 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dumbing down or shaping up
This article considers the thesis that, in western liberal societies, news values, news agenda and standards of journalism have deteriorated significantly over recent decades. It considers in particular those accounts which prioritize the digital-electronic communication and information technologies in explanations of the perceived deterioration. Evidence is drawn from the news-making activities of three UK broadcasters, namely, the BBC, ITN and …
Turning a way of life into a business
Television production
This article analyses the features and conditions presently characterizing work and employment for freelance workers in UK television production. It does so at two levels: one is middle range in its theorization and evidentially grounded; the other, at a higher level of abstraction, ponders the most appropriate way to approach and comprehend these findings in a broader socio-historical context. At the middle and grounded level, the article argues…
Labour flexibility in the UK commercial television sector
This article is based on primary research into a UK commercial television company from the late 1980s to early 1996 and focuses on various human resources management practices intended to influence the performance of the internal labour force. The article demonstrates how changes over time in the conditions of internal and external labour markets are subjected, at the firm's determination, to a full range of labour flexibility measures. These cha…
Television production
This article analyses the features and conditions presently characterizing work and employment for freelance workers in UK television production. It does so at two levels: one is middle range in its theorization and evidentially grounded; the other, at a higher level of abstraction, ponders the most appropriate way to approach and comprehend these findings in a broader socio-historical context. At the middle and grounded level, the article argues…
Dumbing down or shaping up
This article considers the thesis that, in western liberal societies, news values, news agenda and standards of journalism have deteriorated significantly over recent decades. It considers in particular those accounts which prioritize the digital-electronic communication and information technologies in explanations of the perceived deterioration. Evidence is drawn from the news-making activities of three UK broadcasters, namely, the BBC, ITN and …
Labour flexibility in the UK commercial television sector
This article is based on primary research into a UK commercial television company from the late 1980s to early 1996 and focuses on various human resources management practices intended to influence the performance of the internal labour force. The article demonstrates how changes over time in the conditions of internal and external labour markets are subjected, at the firm's determination, to a full range of labour flexibility measures. These cha…
Labour flexibility in the UK commercial television sector
This article is based on primary research into a UK commercial television company from the late 1980s to early 1996 and focuses on various human resources management practices intended to influence the performance of the internal labour force. The article demonstrates how changes over time in the conditions of internal and external labour markets are subjected, at the firm's determination, to a full range of labour flexibility measures. These cha…
Turning a way of life into a business
Television production
This article analyses the features and conditions presently characterizing work and employment for freelance workers in UK television production. It does so at two levels: one is middle range in its theorization and evidentially grounded; the other, at a higher level of abstraction, ponders the most appropriate way to approach and comprehend these findings in a broader socio-historical context. At the middle and grounded level, the article argues…
Dumbing down or shaping up
This article considers the thesis that, in western liberal societies, news values, news agenda and standards of journalism have deteriorated significantly over recent decades. It considers in particular those accounts which prioritize the digital-electronic communication and information technologies in explanations of the perceived deterioration. Evidence is drawn from the news-making activities of three UK broadcasters, namely, the BBC, ITN and …
Economics (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cultural Industries and Urban Development (2 works) · Economy (2 works) · Management (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Technological determinism (2 works) · Advertising (1 works)