Trouble at Fleet Street newspapers

Title

Trouble at Fleet Street newspapers

Genre

Interview

TX Date

11 May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:03:05

Description

Interview with Trafalgar House chairman Victor Matthews, in which he discusses the problems of Fleet Street, with demands for more pay. He says that management needs to look at the situation, and pay more where it is fair to pay more. National Newspapers are in trouble, he claims, with the advent and rise of television media. Male interviewer not identified (poss. John Perkins).

Contributors

Victor Matthews; John Perkins?

Keywords

Labour disputes; Newspapers; Wages; Labour relations; Media; Press

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