Traces the history of broadcasting and the infludence developments in broadcasting have had over our social, cultural and economic practices. Examining the broa
This interdisciplinary study of history programming identifies and examines different genres employed by producers and tracks their commissioning, production, m
Richly researched and engaging, The Columbia History of American Television tracks the growth of TV into a convergent technology, a global industry, a social ca
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Ever since Newton Minow taught us sophisticates to bemoan the descent of television into a vast wasteland, the dyspeptic chorus of jeremiahs who insist that tel