1st Edition
American Television News: The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest
By Steve M. Barkin
Copyright 2003
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
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This concise history of the news broadcasting industry will appeal to both students and general readers. Stretching from the "radio days" of the 1920s and 1930s and the early era of television after World War II through to the present, the book shows how commercial interests, regulatory matters, and financial considerations have long shaped the broadcasting business. The network dominance of the... Read more
Part I. Broadcasting and the Culture of News; 1. Electronic Journalism in a New Era; 2. Beginnings: The Ethic of Commercialism; 3. The Era of Network Dominance; Part II. Seismic Shifts in Television News; 4. "60 Minutes" and the News Magazine; 5. Tabloid Television and a World of Talk; 6. Hard News-Soft News; 7. Prime-Time News Values; 8. The Impact of CNN; 9. Celebrity News; Part III. Public Service in the Digital Age; 10. Local News; 11. Network News and the New Environment; 12. Electronic Journalism and the Public Interest
Biography
Steve M. Barkin
