Overview
This powerful history of broadcasting in the United States goes beyond traditional accounts to explore the field's important social, political, and cultural ramifications. It examines how broadcasting has been organized as a business throughout much of the 20th century, and focuses on the aesthetics of programming over the years Surveys four key broadcasting periods from 1921 to 1996, drawing on a range of new sources to examine recent changes in the field, including coverage of the recent impact of cable TV and home video Includes new data from collections at the Library of Congress and the Library of American Broadcasting Ideal for anyone seeking a readable history of the field, offering the most current coverage available
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas Gomery (University of Maryland)
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 24.60cm
Weight: 0.653kg
ISBN: 9781405122825
ISBN 10: 140512282
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 28 March 2008
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Douglas Gomery is a master of the historical archive. This is a thoroughly researched, eminently readable book, written in a very accessible and entertaining style that holds the attention of readers, while also providing new information and documentation for scholars. A must read for media historians and media history courses. Richard Butsch, author of The Making of American Audiences<!--end--> At once more expansive and finely detailed than almost any other book out there on the subject, this work will appeal to both experts in the field and those new to this history. A must have for media historians. Susan Murray, New York University Gomery [is] a leading historian ... .Here's a history worth reading. Producers, undergraduates in media studies, and fans of media history should be avid readers. Television Quarterly
The book is wonderfully punctuated with rare photographs from the Library of American Broadcasting. The organization easily guides the reader through the narrative. A lot of reference source material comes from the periodicals and publications of the time. In addition to the rich collection at the Maryland Library of American Broadcasting collection, Gomery ventured into other national archives. (Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, September 2010) Douglas Gomery is a master of the historical archive. This is a thoroughly researched, eminently readable book, written in a very accessible and entertaining style that holds the attention of readers, while also providing new information and documentation for scholars. A must read for media historians and media history courses. Richard Butsch, author of The Making of American Audiences ?At once more expansive and finely detailed than almost any other book out there on the subject, this work will appeal to both experts in the field and those new to this history. A must have for media historians. Susan Murray, New York University ?Gomery [is] a leading historian ? .Here?s a history worth reading. Producers, undergraduates in media studies, and fans of media history should be avid readers. Television Quarterly
The book is wonderfully punctuated with rare photographs from the Library of American Broadcasting. The organization easily guides the reader through the narrative. A lot of reference source material comes from the periodicals and publications of the time. In addition to the rich collection at the Maryland Library of American Broadcasting collection, Gomery ventured into other national archives. (Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, September 2010) Douglas Gomery is a master of the historical archive. This is a thoroughly researched, eminently readable book, written in a very accessible and entertaining style that holds the attention of readers, while also providing new information and documentation for scholars. A must read for media historians and media history courses. Richard Butsch, author of The Making of American Audiences “At once more expansive and finely detailed than almost any other book out there on the subject, this work will appeal to both experts in the field and those new to this history. A must have for media historians. Susan Murray, New York University “Gomery [is] a leading historian … .Here's a history worth reading. Producers, undergraduates in media studies, and fans of media history should be avid readers. Television Quarterly
Author Information
Douglas Gomery is Resident Scholar at the Library of American Broadcasting, University of Maryland. His credits include 19 books and more than a thousand articles. He won national book awards for his Shared Pleasures and Who Owns the Media? and he has recently been declared the winner of the distinguished scholar award from the Broadcast Education Association.
