Terrestrial television news remains the key source of information for understanding the complexity of the modern world. News is reported according to specific cultural values. Such values form the basic structure of the culture of news production. This book attempts to understand the values and beliefs of news producers and the culture within which they work. Using both empirical data and analytical argument Jackie Harrison offers insights into news agendas and news production and how they are changing in the contemporary news environment. Harrison's work is timely given the assaults on public broadcasting and the challenges confronting terrestrial television news production and output in the late 20th century.