| Acknowledgements | 第1-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第5-7页 |
| Abstract | 第7-10页 |
| Introduction | 第10-23页 |
| Chapter One Invalid Checks and Balances from the Mass Culture | 第23-39页 |
| ·The Phone-hacking Scandal and Its Consequences | 第24-27页 |
| ·Invalid Checks and Balances from the Mass Culture | 第27-39页 |
| Chapter Two Invalid Checks and Balances from the Government | 第39-52页 |
| ·Cozy Relationship between the Executive and Media Bosses | 第39-43页 |
| ·Legal Loopholes and Partisan Politicking in the Legislature | 第43-48页 |
| ·Disappointing Inquiries Held By the Judiciary | 第48-52页 |
| Chapter Three Media Politics between Media Elites and Politicians | 第52-68页 |
| ·Media Management of the Blair Government | 第53-56页 |
| ·The Politicized Media | 第56-62页 |
| ·The Mediatized Government | 第62-68页 |
| Chapter Four The Prospect of Checks and Balances in the U.K | 第68-79页 |
| ·More Discretion between Politicians and Media Elites | 第68-70页 |
| ·Moderate Legal Reform | 第70-72页 |
| ·Tougher Media Regulation | 第72-75页 |
| ·Stronger Public Opinion | 第75-79页 |
| Conclusion | 第79-84页 |
| Bibliography | 第84-87页 |
