Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 185 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0231121601
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0231509952
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9780231121606
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9780231509954
Content:
The people who shaped America's public broadcasting system thought it should be ""a civilized voice in a civilized community""?a clear alternative to commercial broadcasting. This book tells the story of how NPR has tried to embody this idea. Michael P. McCauley describes NPR's evolution from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s, when it was riddled with difficulties?political battles, unseasoned leadership, funding problems?to a first-rate broadcast organization. The book draws on a wealth of primary evidence, including fifty-seven interviews with people who have been central to t
Content:
Ackowledgements; 1: A Lyceum of the Airwaves; 2: The Very First Brush Strokes; 3: The Price of Fame; 4: Phoenix Rising; IMAGES; 5: A Civilized Voice in a New Media Environment; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-175) and index
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In English
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe McCauley, Michael P., 1958- NPR New York : Columbia University Press, ©2005
Language:
English
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