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OverviewLove, Light, and a Dream is a timely and provocative look at the medium of television as one of the cultural vehicles carrying us toward the 21st century. It provides an up-to-the-minute review of developments and trends shaping the policy and regulatory issues that exert the strongest influence on the evolution of information technology. Topics covered in this study include the Federal Communications Commission and its role as a regulatory body, the relationship between cable services and telephone systems as information providers, television advertising campaigns and the structure of the agency business, public television and its struggle for financial independence, and the culture of television news and the creation of a journalistic mythology. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James RomanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.472kg ISBN: 9780275964375ISBN 10: 027596437 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 20 August 1998 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews?This is a detailed review of the regulations, developments, mergers, lobbying, advertising, programming, and technology that have brought American television to its present state....The book could provide a useful compendium for students being introduced to the history of TV in America...?-Choice "?This is a detailed review of the regulations, developments, mergers, lobbying, advertising, programming, and technology that have brought American television to its present state....The book could provide a useful compendium for students being introduced to the history of TV in America...?-Choice ""This is a detailed review of the regulations, developments, mergers, lobbying, advertising, programming, and technology that have brought American television to its present state....The book could provide a useful compendium for students being introduced to the history of TV in America...""-Choice" ?This is a detailed review of the regulations, developments, mergers, lobbying, advertising, programming, and technology that have brought American television to its present state....The book could provide a useful compendium for students being introduced to the history of TV in America...?-Choice This is a detailed review of the regulations, developments, mergers, lobbying, advertising, programming, and technology that have brought American television to its present state....The book could provide a useful compendium for students being introduced to the history of TV in America... -Choice Author InformationJAMES ROMAN is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Hunter College. His publications include works on the funding and culture of both cable and public television. He is the author of Cablemania (1983). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |