Author: John McMurria
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 0813585325
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
The history of cable television in America is far older than networks like MTV, ESPN, and HBO, which are so familiar to us today. Tracing the origins of cable TV back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many current debates about premium television, cultural elitism, minority programming, content restriction, and corporate ownership. Republic on the Wire takes us back to the pivotal years in which media regulators and members of the viewing public presciently weighed the potential benefits and risks of a two-tiered television system, split between free broadcasts and pay cable service. Digging into rare archives, McMurria reconstructs the arguments of policymakers, whose often sincere advocacy for the public benefits of cable television were fueled by cultural elitism and the priority to maintain order during a period of urban Black rebellions. He also tells the story of the people of color, rural residents, women’s groups, veterans, seniors, and low-income viewers who challenged this reasoning and demanded an equal say over the future of television. By excavating this early cable history, and placing equality at the center of our understanding of media democracy, Republic on the Wire is a real eye-opener as it develops a new methodology for studying media policy in the past and present.
Republic on the Wire
Steel Wire Rope from Argentina, Chile, India, Israel, Mexico, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, and Thailand
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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Steel Wire Rope from the Republic of Korea and Mexico
Author: United States International Trade Commission
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Category : Steel industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Category : Steel industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Republic on the Wire
Author: James McMurria
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780813585307
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The history of cable television in America is far older than MTV, ESPN, and HBO. Tracing the origins of cable back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many current debates about premium television, taste hierarchies, minority programming, content restriction, and corporate ownership. Drawing from rare archives, Republic on the Wire reconstructs the pivotal moments when elite policymakers and disenfranchised viewers clashed over the future of cable television and the meaning of American democracy.
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ISBN: 9780813585307
Category : HISTORY
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The history of cable television in America is far older than MTV, ESPN, and HBO. Tracing the origins of cable back to the late 1940s, media scholar John McMurria also locates the roots of many current debates about premium television, taste hierarchies, minority programming, content restriction, and corporate ownership. Drawing from rare archives, Republic on the Wire reconstructs the pivotal moments when elite policymakers and disenfranchised viewers clashed over the future of cable television and the meaning of American democracy.
Steel Container Marking (to Indicate Country of Origin of Steel)
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Subcommittee on Commerce and Finance
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Category : Drums (Containers)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Drums (Containers)
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1878
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1878
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Cable-landing Licenses
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate Commerce
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Category : Cables, Submarine
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Category : Cables, Submarine
Languages : en
Pages : 532
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Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand from Brazil, India, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and Thailand, Invs. 701-TA-432 and 731-TA-1024 (Review) and AA1921-188 (Third Review)
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1457816504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1457816504
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Steel Wire Rope from Argentina and Mexico
Author: United States International Trade Commission
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Category : Steel industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Category : Steel industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 226
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Hearings
Author: United States. Congress Senate
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Languages : en
Pages : 2092
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Languages : en
Pages : 2092
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