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Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922

Susan J. Douglas

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Such organizations as AT&T, General Electric, and the U.S. Navy played major roles in radio's evolution, but early press coverage may have decisively steered radio in the direction of mass entertainment. Susan J. Douglas reveals the origins of a corporate media system that today dominates the content and form of American communication.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Release: February 01, 1989

ISBN: 0801838320

ISBN 13: 9780801838323

Inventing American Broadcasting, 1899-1922

Susan J. Douglas

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Such organizations as AT&T, General Electric, and the U.S. Navy played major roles in radio's evolution, but early press coverage may have decisively steered radio in the direction of mass entertainment. Susan J. Douglas reveals the origins of a corporate media system that today dominates the content and form of American communication.

Language: English

Pages: 400

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Release: February 01, 1989

ISBN: 0801838320

ISBN 13: 9780801838323

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