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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461961503321

Autore

Kiuchi Yuya

Titolo

Struggles for equal voice [[electronic resource] ] : the history of African American media democracy / / Yuya Kiuchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : SUNY Press, c2012

ISBN

1-4619-1803-0

1-4384-4480-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Disciplina

791.45/652996

Soggetti

African Americans in television broadcasting - History

African Americans on television - History

Television broadcasting - Social aspects - United States

Cable television - Social aspects - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : unveiling the struggles for equal voice -- The Black image in the white pathology -- Cable television in the past and present -- The incubation period of cable television -- Drafting of democratic communication media -- Progress and struggles in the process of franchise decisions for media democracy -- From agreement to production : period of struggling -- Conclusion : BET is not the answer.