Download or read book Fact and Fancy in Television Regulation written by Harvey J. Levin and published by Russell Sage Foundation. This book was released on 1980-07-18 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How diverse can, and should, TV programming be? And especially, in what precise ways does governmental regulation of TV affect (or fail to affect) the programs station owners produce—programs which, in the final analysis, shape in such large measure the values of Americans? It is to these timely and beguiling questions that Harvey Levin addresses his dispassionate assessment of the complex relationship between government and the TV industry. Analyzing data drawn from the history of the FCC's regulatory decisions, as well as from interviews with numerous government and industry officials, Professor Levin shows how the present form of restrictive governmental regulation almost always results in higher profits and rents for TV stations, with no concomitant increase in programming diversity. In addition, Professor Levin investigates various other aspects of the media market, from the particular kinds of crucial decisions that are made when, for example, a newspaper owns a TV station, to the kinds of problems that arise when commercial rents are taxed to fund public TV; from the brand of programming we are offered when a monopoly controls a given TV market to the nature of programming in a situation of steady and fair competition. Following a comprehensive assessment, the author makes a compelling case for diversification of station ownership, in order to be "safe rather than sorry." He also argues for the entry of new stations, more extensive support of public TV, and some form of quantitative program requirements—all of which will help bring about greater program diversity. Professor Levin's volume provides us with a fully documented and sharply focused analysis of the theories, policies, and problems of one of the most powerful and misunderstood of contemporary institutions.
Download or read book Economic Aspects of Television Regulation written by Roger G. Noll and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book New Television Networks written by United States. Federal Communications Commission. Network Inquiry Special Staff and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cable Television Regulation Oversight written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Communications and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Analysis of Cable Television Regulation in View of the First Amendment written by Lisa Rose Henson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book FCC Record written by United States. Federal Communications Commission and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Regulation of Inter state Commerce written by Charles Carroll Bonney and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Children and Television written by Gordon L. Berry and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1993-05-25 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The main focus of this book is to identify the social and cultural impact of television on the psychosocial development of children growing up in a constantly changing multicultural society. The book analyzes major media organizations and projects policies, practices and research directions for the future.
Download or read book Media Structures and Power written by Robert E. Babe and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media, Structures, and Power provides a sense of Babe's trajectory of thought over several decades, as well as his key role in the development of the communications field in Canada. - Kevin Dowler, Department of Communication Studies, York University
Download or read book Media Ownership and Concentration in America written by Eli M. Noam and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-10-19 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concentration of private power over media has been the subject of intense public debate around the world. Critics have long feared waves of mergers creating a handful of large media firms that would hold sway over public opinion and endanger democracy and innovation. But others believe with equal fervor that the Internet and deregulation have opened the media landscape significantly. How concentrated has the American information sector really become? What are the facts about American media ownership? In this contentious environment, Eli Noam provides a comprehensive and balanced survey of media concentration with a methodical, scientific approach. He assembles a wealth of data from the last 25 years about mass media such as radio, television, film, music, and print publishing, as well as the Internet, telecommunications, and media-related information technology. After examining 100 separate media and network industries in detail, Noam provides a powerful summary and analysis of concentration trends across industries and major media sectors. He also looks at local media power, vertical concentration, and the changing nature of media ownership through financial institutions and private equity. The results reveal a reality much more complex than the one painted by advocates on either side of the debate. They show a dynamic system that fluctuates around long-term concentration trends driven by changing economics and technology. Media Ownership and Concentration in America will be essential reading and a trove of information for scholars and students in media, telecommunications, IT, economics, and the history of business, as well as media industry professionals, business researchers, and policy makers around the world. Critics and defenders of media trends alike will find much that confirms and refutes their world view. But the next round of their debate will be shaped by the facts presented in this book.
Download or read book Media Diversity and Localism written by Philip M. Napoli and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2009-03-04 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Questions concerning the quality of media performance and the effectiveness of media policymaking often revolve around the extent to which the media system fulfills the values inherent in diversity and localism principles. This edited volume addresses challenges and issues relating to diversity in local media markets from a media law and policy perspective. Editor Philip M. Napoli provides a conceptual and empirical framework for assessing the success/failure of media markets and media outlets in fulfilling diversity and localism objectives. Featuring well-known contributors from a variety of disciplines, including media, law, political science, and economics, Media Diversity and Localism explores the following topics: *media ownership and media diversity and localism; *conceptual and methodological issues in assessing media diversity and localism; *minorities, media, and diversity; and *contextualizing media diversity and localism: audience behavior and new technologies. This substantive and timely volume speaks to scholars and researchers in the areas of media law and policy, political science, and all others interested in media regulation. It can also be used in a graduate seminar on media policy topics.
Download or read book Media Use in the Information Age written by Jerry L. Salvaggio and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media Use in the Information Age (1989) analyses new technologies, their impact on mass communications, and their effects on the users of these new systems. It looks at technologies such as videotex, and their successes and failures around the world, and examines the early adoptions of technologies such as home computers.
Download or read book Video Media Competition written by Eli M. Noam and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stay Tuned written by Christopher H. Sterling and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 976 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its initial publication in 1978, Stay Tuned has been recognized as the most comprehensive and useful single-volume history of American broadcasting and electronic media available. This third edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to bring the story of American broadcasting forward to the 21st century, affording readers not only the history of the most important and pervasive institution affecting our society, but also providing a contextual transition to the Internet and other modern media. The enthusiasm of authors Christopher H. Sterling and John Michael Kittross is apparent as they lead readers through the development of American electronic mass media, from the first electrical communication (telegraph and telephone); through radio and television; to the present convergence of media, business entities, programming, and delivery systems, including the Internet. Their presentation is engaging, as well as informative, promoting an interest in history and making the connections between the developments of yesterday and the industry of today. Features of this third edition include: *chronological and topical tables of contents; *new material reflecting modern research in the field; *a new chapter describing historical developments from 1988 through to the current day; *an expanded bibliography, including Web site and museum listings; *an updated and expanded glossary and chronology; and *extensive statistical data of the development of television and radio stations, networks, advertising, programming, audiences, and other aspects of broadcasting. Designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses on the history of American mass media, broadcasting, and electronic media, Stay Tuned also fits well into mass communication survey courses as an introduction to electronic media topics. As a chronicle of American broadcasting, this volume is also engaging reading for anyone interested in old radio, early television, and the origins and development of American broadcasting.
Download or read book A Sociological Study of Patterns of Televiewing written by Dr. BABAN M. CHOUDHARI (Researcher) and published by mukul burghate. This book was released on with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past decade, the number of television receivers per home has skyrocketed, with many children each having a TV set in their bedroom. Through cable and satellite access, families have a choice of a hundred or more channels, most broadcasting twenty-four hours a day. The videotape recorder has enabled viewers to delay watching or to rewatch television programs at any time and thereby shift the traditional viewing hours to virtually any time of the day. The research studies directed at these phenomena have confirmed, however, that little effect has been seen in children’s viewing habits. There was simply more of the same programming fare and it was available through a broader time frame. The distribution of television sets into various areas of the home and the less traditional hours of availability have, if anything, reduced the opportunities for parental coviewing and control. The V-chip was predicted to enhance the ability of parents to exercise such control, but appears to have been a failure with many parents not even aware of the existence of such a device.
Download or read book Switching Channels written by Richard E CAVES and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media critics invariably disparage the quality of programming produced by the U.S. television industry. But why the industry produces what it does is a question largely unasked. It is this question, at the crux of American popular culture, that Switching Channels explores.
Download or read book The Future of the Mass Audience written by W. Russell Neuman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-11-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on how the changing technology and economics of the mass media in post-industrial society will influence public communication.
