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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782682703321

Autore

McChesney Robert Waterman <1952->

Titolo

Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy : the Battle for the Control of U.S. Broadcasting, 1928-1935

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995

ISBN

0-19-772635-6

1-280-44203-4

0-19-802360-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 pages)

Disciplina

384.540973

Soggetti

Radio broadcasting policy

Radio broadcasting policy - United States - History

Broadcasting policy - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines a critical point in US broadcasting, when a strong opposition emerged to challenge network-dominated, advertising-supported media such as radio.