1st Edition

Media Diversity Economics, Ownership, and the Fcc

By Mara Einstein Copyright 2004
260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

Media Diversity: Economics, Ownership, and the FCC provides a detailed analysis of the regulation of diversity and its impact on the structure and practices within the broadcast television industry. As deregulation is quickly changing the media landscape, this volume puts the changing structure of the industry into perspective through the use of an insider's point of view to examine how policy... Read more
Contents: Preface. Diversity and the FCC. The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (1960-1976). The Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (1977-1995). The Structure of the Television Industry. Fin-syn's Effect on Industry Structure and Diversity. The Program Selection Process. The Reality of Diversity.

Biography

Mara Einstein

"...this book represents a refreshing look at the television industry and the government's treatment of it."
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