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Book Description

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 to fully capture the many facets of this dynamic industry. The book vividly depicts the events, people, programs, and companies that made television and radio dominant forms of communication. The latest edition includes coverage of all the technologies that have emerged over the past decade and discusses the profound impact they have had on the broadcasting industry in political, social, and economic spheres. "Broadcasting? as a whole has been completely revolutionized with the advent of YouTube, podcasting, iphones, etc, and the authors show how this closing of world-wide broadcasting channels affects the industry.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1. In the Beginning …: Genesis to 1920
  8. 2. The Roaring: Promise, Chaos, and Controls
  9. 3. The Terrible: Profit Amid Depression
  10. 4. The Furious: War and Recovery—Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying… Transition to TV
  11. 5. The Fearful: Broadcasting and Blacklisting—A Decade of Shame
  12. 6. The Soaring: Awakening, Rebellion, and the Moon
  13. 7. The Shifting: Q and A and Jiggle
  14. 8. The Techno-Edged: Teflon, Tinsel, and Me
  15. 9. The Cyber: Toward a New Century
  16. 10. The New Century: The 2000s: Webs and Digits
  17. Further Reading
  18. Index