John McMurria Republic on the Wire: Cable Television, Pluralism, and the Politics of New Technologies, 1948-1984 9780813585291

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Автор: John McMurria
Название: Republic on the Wire: Cable Television, Pluralism, and the Politics of New Technologies, 1948-1984
ISBN: 9780813585291
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
Классификация:

История Америк

Исследования средств массовой информации

Телевидение и общество

Техника связи / дальней связи

ISBN-10: 0813585295
Обложка/Формат: Paperback
Страницы: 240
Вес: 0.36 кг.
Дата издания: 30.11.2016
Серия: History
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 1 figure, 8 photographs
Размер: 235 x 159 x 19
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: History of the Americas,Media studies,Telephone technology
Подзаголовок: Cable television, pluralism, and the politics of new technologies, 1948-1984
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: The history of cable television in America is far older than networks like MTV, ESPN, and HBO, which are so familiar to us today. Tracing the origins of cable TV back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many current debates about premium television, cultural elitism, minority programming, content restriction, and corporate ownership. Republic on the Wire takes us back to the pivotal years in which media regulators and members of the viewing public presciently weighed the potential benefits and risks of a two-tiered television system, split between free broadcasts and pay cable service. Digging into rare archives, McMurria reconstructs the arguments of policymakers, whose often sincere advocacy for the public benefits of cable television were fueled by cultural elitism and the priority to maintain order during a period of urban Black rebellions. He also tells the story of the people of color, rural residents, women’s groups, veterans, seniors, and low-income viewers who challenged this reasoning and demanded an equal say over the future of television. By excavating this early cable history, and placing equality at the center of our understanding of media democracy, Republic on the Wire is a real eye-opener as it develops a new methodology for studying media policy in the past and present.
Дополнительное описание: Media studies|History of the Americas|Communications engineering / telecommunications

Republic on the Wire: Cable Television, Pluralism, and the Politics of New Technologies, 1948-1984, John McMurria