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

• Autore: McChesney Robert Waterman <1952->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1995
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (410 pages)
• Disciplina: 384.540973
• Soggetto topico: Radio broadcasting policy; Radio broadcasting policy - United States - History; Broadcasting policy - United States - History
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy
• ISBN: 0-19-772635-6; 1-280-44203-4; 0-19-802360-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782682703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II