Book description
The Broadcast Century and Beyond is a popular history of the most influential and innovative industry of the century. The story of broadcasting is told in a direct and informal style, blending personal insight and authoritative scholarship to fully capture the many facets of this dynamic industry. The book vividly depicts the events, people, programs, and companies that made television and radio dominant forms of communication. The latest edition includes coverage of all the technologies that have emerged over the past decade and discusses the profound impact they have had on the broadcasting industry in political, social, and economic spheres. "Broadcasting as a whole has been completely revolutionized with the advent of YouTube, podcasting, iphones, etc, and the authors show how this closing of world-wide broadcasting channels affects the industry.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. In the Beginning …: Genesis to 1920
- 2. The Roaring: Promise, Chaos, and Controls
- 3. The Terrible: Profit Amid Depression
- 4. The Furious: War and Recovery—Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying… Transition to TV
- 5. The Fearful: Broadcasting and Blacklisting—A Decade of Shame
- 6. The Soaring: Awakening, Rebellion, and the Moon
- 7. The Shifting: Q and A and Jiggle
- 8. The Techno-Edged: Teflon, Tinsel, and Me
- 9. The Cyber: Toward a New Century
- 10. The New Century: The 2000s: Webs and Digits
- Further Reading
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Broadcast Century and Beyond, 5th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136027376
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