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UNINA9910782682703321 |
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Autore |
McChesney Robert Waterman <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy : the Battle for the Control of U.S. Broadcasting, 1928-1935 |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995 |
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0-19-772635-6 |
1-280-44203-4 |
0-19-802360-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (410 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Radio broadcasting policy |
Radio broadcasting policy - United States - History |
Broadcasting policy - United States - History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Principal Characters; 1. Introduction; 2. General Order 40 and the Emergence of Commercial Broadcasting, 1925-1930; 3. The Broadcast Reform Movement I: The Payne Fund and Ferment Among the Educators; 4. The Broadcast Reform Movement II: Nonprofit Broadcasters, Civic Organizations, and Intellectuals; 5. The Broadcast Reform Movement versus the Radio Lobby: Arguments, Proposals, Programs, and Problems; 6. 1930-Summer 1932: The Battle on Capitol Hill; 7. Autumn 1932-December 1933: The Battle for Public Opinion and the White House |
8. December 1933-January 1935: The Statutory Consolidation of the Status Quo9. January 1935 and Beyond: The Ideological Consolidation of the Status Quo; 10. Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study examines a critical point in US broadcasting, when a strong opposition emerged to challenge network-dominated, advertising-supported media such as radio. |
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