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Author:   Michael P. McCauley ,  B. Lee Artz ,  DeeDee Halleck ,  Paul E Peterson (University of Illinois, USA)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.780kg
ISBN:  

9780765609908

ISBN 10:   0765609908
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   31 October 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword, Dan Schiller; Part I. Defining the Public Media Terrain; 1. Introduction, B. Lee Artz; 2. Public Broadcasting: Past, Present, and Future, Robert W. McChesney; 3. Brand New World? Globalization, Cyberspace, and the Politics of Convergence, Vincent Mosco; 4. The PBS Brand and the Merchandising of Public Service, William Hoynes; 5. Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest: A Selective Critique of U.S. Telecommunications Policy-Making, Robert K. Avery and Alan G. Stavitsky; 6. Pacifica Radio's Crisis of Containment, Matthew Lasar Part II. Critical Dimensions; 7. Introduction, Eric E. Peterson; 8. The Public and Its Problems: Race, Class, and Media Access, B. Lee Artz; 9. Advertising on Public Television: A Look at PBS, Judi Puritz Cook; 10. Should One Size Fit All Audiences? A Study of KUOP, Mary E. Hurley; 11. DBS and the Public Interest Opportunity in Satellite Television, Steve Pierce; 12. Making Money and Serving the Public Interest: Public Broadcasting Can and Should Do Both, Gary P. Poon; Part III. Global Perspectives; 13. Introduction, Michael P. McCauley; 14. The CBC and the Public Interest: Maintaining the Mission in an Era of Media Concentration, Ira Basen; 15. Public Broadcasting, the Information Society, and the Internet: A Paradigm Shift? Amit M. Schejer; 16. Between Globalization and Democratization: Governmental Public Broadcasting in Africa, Lyombe S. Eko; 17. Canadians Connected and Unplugged: Public Access to the Internet and the Digital Divide, Vanda Rideout; Part IV. Where Do We Go from Here? Civic Space, Cyber Market, Public Trust, or Grassroots Alternatives; 18. Introduction, DeeDee Halleck; 19. Social Capital, Civic Space, and the Digital Revolution: Emerging Strategies for Public Broadcasting, Barry Dornfeld; 20. Resisting the Market Model of the Information Highway, Sandra Smeltzer and Leslie Regan Shade; 21. Public Television in the Digital Age: Town Hall or Cyber Mall? Jerold M. Starr; 22. The Grassroots Radio Movement in the United States, Marty Durlin and Cathy Melio; 23. Microradio: A Tool for Community Empowerment, Andrea Cano

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