Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest
Michael P. McCauley (Editor), Lee Artz (Editor), Dee Dee Halleck (Editor), B. Lee Artz (Editor), DeeDee Halleck (Editor)Books.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
As federal funding for public broadcasting wanes and support from corporations and an elite group of viewers and listeners rises, public broadcasting's role as vox populi has come under threat. With contributions from key scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, this volume examines the crisis facing public broadcasting today by analyzing the institution's development, its present-day operation, and its prospects for the future. Covering everything from globalization and the rise of the Internet to key issues such as race and class to specific subjects such as advertising, public access, and grassroots radio, Public Broadcasting and the Public Interest provides a fresh and original look at a vital component of our mass media.
Editorials
Nolan A. Bowie
The authors and editors have produced a timely, first-rate critique, analysis and discussion of important but too seldom heard issues. The book focuses not only on public broadcasting, as the title reflects, but other technologies as well. It is an ideal textbook for any undergraduate student or even a Ph.D. candidate or, even better, for any sincere and concerned person involved in public policy-making in the arenas of public broadcasting, telecommunication, education, information systems and institutions, government, media economics, and national development. It is readable, understandable, and instructive. It also presents international examples and potential solutions toward public communication and public service broadcasting.—John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University