TY - BOOK AU - Hanretty,Chris TI - Public broadcasting and political interference T2 - Routledge research in political communication SN - 9780415665520 U1 - 384.54 22 PY - 2011/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Public broadcasting KW - Political aspects KW - Case studies KW - Europe N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The broad picture. Introduction -- The broad picture : testing rival theories of independence on 36 public broadcasters. Specific cases. Italy: "the absence of Caesars" -- Spain: huge steps forward? -- The United Kingdom : "treading delicately like Agag" -- Ireland : importing experience -- Sweden : "disturbing neither god nor Hitler" -- Denmark : being driven to the left? -- Comparisons and conclusions. Comparing the six broadcasters -- Conclusion ER -