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American Television News : The Media Marketplace and the Public Interest.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group, 2002Copyright date: ©2003Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (221 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781315290911
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: American Television News: the Media Marketplace and the Public InterestDDC classification:
  • 070.1950973
LOC classification:
  • PN4888.T4
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: This work stretches from the "radio days" of the 1920s and 1930s and the early era of television after World War I through to the 21st century. It shows how commercial interests, regulatory matters, and financial considerations have long shaped the broadcasting business.
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

This work stretches from the "radio days" of the 1920s and 1930s and the early era of television after World War I through to the 21st century. It shows how commercial interests, regulatory matters, and financial considerations have long shaped the broadcasting business.

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