| Recovering a Public Vision for Public Television Contributor(s): Balas, Glenda R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742523861 ISBN-13: 9780742523869 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $125.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: The book's six-point plan proposes a reconstitution and rejuvenation of public broadcasting's mission so it can advance into the twenty-first century as a leader in public speech. Visit our website for sample chapters! |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Television & Video - Performing Arts | Television - General |
| Dewey: 384.554 |
| LCCN: 2002012258 |
| Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.36" W x 9.48" (0.80 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1995 public television faced possible elimination of federal funding, potentially commercializing this unique type of broadcasting. Recovering a Public Vision for Public Television suggests that these recent strains are the same political blows that have historically undermined public broadcasting; the result is programming that no longer prioritizes social reform and popular community. This book investigates three important moments in the development of public media in the United States: the Wagner-Hatfield Amendment of 1934, the FCC hearings for educational frequencies in 1950-51, and the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. Glenda Balas not only examines these critical events in detail, but also explores how they restrict public broadcasting's institutional vision. The book's six-point plan proposes a reconstitution and rejuvenation of public broadcasting's mission so it can advance into the twenty-first century as a leader in public speech. |