1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910449713303321

Autore

Simpson Mike

Titolo

Hitchhikers Guide [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oldcastle Books, 2011

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (163 p.)

Disciplina

791.4372

Soggetti

Life on other planets -- Drama

Outer space -- Drama

Space colonies -- Drama

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword by Simon Jones; 1. Introduction; 2. The Radio Series; 3. The Stage Productions; 4. The Books; 5. The Recordings; 6. The Television Series; 7. Other Versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; 8. Documenting The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; 9. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Overseas; 10. The Film; 11. Dirk Gently; 12. Other Work by Douglas Adams; 13. The Digital Village; 14. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on the Web; Douglas Adams - A Select Bibliography; Copyright

Sommario/riassunto

Don't panic! Everything you need to know about cult author Douglas Adams and his most famous creation, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, is in here. From its unlikely start as a BBC radio serial in 1978, Hitchhiker's Guide developed into five bestselling novels, a BAFTA-winning television series, spoken word LPs that made the pop charts, dozens of extraordinary stage productions around the world, a computer game which topped the charts for a whole year - and now a Hollywood feature film. The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker's Guide is the only book in the galaxy to document and explain all



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463392203321

Autore

Craig Richard T. <1976->

Titolo

African Americans and mass media : a case for diversity in media ownership / / Richard T. Craig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4985-0954-1

0-7391-9127-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (119 p.)

Disciplina

384.089/96073

Soggetti

Broadcasting - United States

Mass media - United States - Ownership

African American businesses

African American businesspeople

Minority business enterprises - 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

Addressing the problem: low ownership diversity of broadcast and cable media -- "Black" entertainment television: from African American ownership to conglomerate subordinate -- Media regulation and diversity: the telecommunications act of 1996 diffuses diversity of ownership and content -- Political economy: understanding social change and historical transformation -- Ethnic media centers of symbolic power.

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>This book examines race, media, and ownership diversity and argues that growing conglomerate media ownership hinders the diversity of voices and content. The focus on minority media ownership and the declining presence of minority media owners addresses a variety of social and political concerns connected to communication policy development. </span></span>