I’ve just read a delightful book about the media’s relationship with football, From the back page to the front room: football’s journey through the English media by Roger Domeneghetti.* It was published towards the end of last year but it didn’t get the publicity it warranted, or enough reviews for that matter. That was a pity because it is chock full of fascinating facts and penetrating insights. The book considers every possible aspect of the links between the game and the various forms of media, beginning with newspapers back in the Victorian era and on to television’s developing influence over the past 75 years. And the author doesn’t overlook radio and film either. He...
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