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The Broadcast Century and Beyond
Robert L. Hilliard
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Description for The Broadcast Century and Beyond
Paperback. Tells the story of broadcasting, blending personal insight and scholarship to capture the many facets of this dynamic industry. This book depicts the events, people, programs, and companies that made television and radio dominant forms of communication. It discusses the impact the various technologies have had on the broadcasting industry. Num Pages: 388 pages, 10 black & white tables, 50 black & white halftones, 20 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: KNTJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 189 x 20. Weight in Grams: 816.
The Broadcast Century and Beyond is a popular history of the most influential and innovative industry of the century. The story of broadcasting is told in a direct and informal style, blending personal insight and authoritative scholarship. The book vividly depicts the events, people, programs, & companies that made television & radio dominant forms of communication. This edition includes coverage of the technologies that have emerged over the past decade & discusses the profound impact they have had on the broadcasting industry in political, social, & economic spheres. The industry has been completely revolutionized with the advent of YouTube, podcasting, ... Read more
The Broadcast Century and Beyond is a popular history of the most influential and innovative industry of the century. The story of broadcasting is told in a direct and informal style, blending personal insight and authoritative scholarship. The book vividly depicts the events, people, programs, & companies that made television & radio dominant forms of communication. This edition includes coverage of the technologies that have emerged over the past decade & discusses the profound impact they have had on the broadcasting industry in political, social, & economic spheres. The industry has been completely revolutionized with the advent of YouTube, podcasting, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
387
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
743g
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780240812366
SKU
V9780240812366
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About Robert L. Hilliard
Robert L. Hilliard, Ph.D., is Professor of Media Arts and former Dean of Graduate Studies at Emerson College. He was Chief of the Educational/Public Broadcasting Branch of the F.C.C., Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee, and a former broadcasting writer and producer. Among his 25 books on the media is the classic Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media, ... Read more
Reviews for The Broadcast Century and Beyond
A masterwork that seamlessly weaves an array of complex elements into the story - elements such as entrepreneurship, technological developments, government regulation, patent wars, advertising, news, programming innovations, and celebrities.. The authors are to be commended for their year-by-year chronological approachand for smoothly incorporating big-picture issues, concrete examples and social contest into that chronological framework. Students, therefore, get a strong ... Read more