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A Newscast for the Masses: The History of Detroit Television News (Great Lakes Books Series)
Tim Kiska
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Description for A Newscast for the Masses: The History of Detroit Television News (Great Lakes Books Series)
Paperback. As the chief source of information for many people and a key revenue stream for the country's broadcast conglomerates, local television news has grown from a curiosity into a powerful journalistic and cultural force. This title explores the development of local television news and the economic and social factors that elevated it to prominence. Series: Great Lake Books Series. Num Pages: 234 pages, 38 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBNG; APT; JFC; KNTD; KNTJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
This title explores the development of local television news and the economic and social factors that elevated it to prominence.As the chief source of information for many people and a key revenue stream for the country's broadcast conglomerates, local television news has grown from a curiosity into a powerful journalistic and cultural force. In ""A Newscast for the Masses"", Tim Kiska examines the evolution of television news in Detroit, from its beginnings in the late 1940s, when television was considered a ""wild young medium,"" to the early 1980s, when cable television permanently altered the broadcast landscape. Kiska shows how the ... Read more
This title explores the development of local television news and the economic and social factors that elevated it to prominence.As the chief source of information for many people and a key revenue stream for the country's broadcast conglomerates, local television news has grown from a curiosity into a powerful journalistic and cultural force. In ""A Newscast for the Masses"", Tim Kiska examines the evolution of television news in Detroit, from its beginnings in the late 1940s, when television was considered a ""wild young medium,"" to the early 1980s, when cable television permanently altered the broadcast landscape. Kiska shows how the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Great Lake Books Series
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814333020
SKU
V9780814333020
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About Tim Kiska
Tim Kiska is a longtime Detroit newsman, professor of journalism, and author of From Soupy to Nuts: A History of Detroit Television. He joined the University of Michigan - Dearborn in 2001 after a three-decades-long career at the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. He also works as a reporter and producer at WWJ-AM.
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