Public Radio and Television in America: A Political HistoryThe origins and evolution of the major insititutions in the United States for noncommercial radio and television are explored in this unique volume. Ralph Engelman examines the politics behind the development of National Public Radio, Radio Pacifica and the Public Broadcasting Service. He traces the changing social forces that converged to launch and shape these institutions from the Second World War to the present day. The book challenges several commonly held beliefs - including that the mass media is simply a manipulative tool - and concludes that public broadcasting has an enormous potential as an emancipatory vehicle. |
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... Reagan's was more broadly ideological , involving a wholesale attack on the public sphere in the name of privatization . The Reagan admini- stration accelerated the trend toward increased corporate underwriting and influence in public ...
... Reagan's was more broadly ideological , involving a wholesale attack on the public sphere in the name of privatization . The Reagan admini- stration accelerated the trend toward increased corporate underwriting and influence in public ...
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... Reagan - Bush in 1984 , joined the board in 1981 and became its chair in 1984. The actions of the CPB board reflected administration policy . Bylaw changes made key CPB officers such as the general counsel , the congressional liaison ...
... Reagan - Bush in 1984 , joined the board in 1981 and became its chair in 1984. The actions of the CPB board reflected administration policy . Bylaw changes made key CPB officers such as the general counsel , the congressional liaison ...
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... Reagan appeared as the host of The Chemical People , a two - part series produced by WQED / Pittsburgh and shown on ... Reagan's antidrug crusade , emphasized private and voluntary rather than government initiatives to address the ...
... Reagan appeared as the host of The Chemical People , a two - part series produced by WQED / Pittsburgh and shown on ... Reagan's antidrug crusade , emphasized private and voluntary rather than government initiatives to address the ...
Contents
Prologue 19141945 | 4 |
The Public Origins of American Broadcasting | 11 |
The Defeat of the Broadcast Reform Movement of the 1930s | 26 |
Copyright | |
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