Ralph Engelman′s history of the growth of public radio and television in America is timely, compelling, and instructive. Very useful for citizens who take seriously the need for public use of the public airwaves, which we need to remember, the people own but do not control. --Ralph Nader, Director, The Center for the Study of Responsive Law'There is no cynicism or stridency in Ralph Engelman′s definitive history of public broadcasting′s failure to fulfill its promise, only documentation of the immense problems endemic to government and corporate sponsored mass media. For models of hope, this volume acknowledges the civic discourse that has thrived in the margins of public broadcasting--in the independent community and in the homespun programming of the public access movement.'--Dee Dee Halleck, Cofounder, Paper Tiger Television & Deep Dish TV'Public Radio and Television in America by Ralph Engelman effectively navigates the complex, controversial, and often maddening history of public broadcasting as a political and cultural force. Always more important than its audience size in America, public broadcasting′s promise and problems, as well as its heroes and villains, are treated effectively and well in this solid and critical analysis. The book is compact, yet sufficiently substantive and blessedly well written and well documented.'--Everette E. Dennis, Executive Director, Freedom Forum Media Studies Center, editor, Media Studies Journal'Ralph Engelman′s Public Radio and Television in America is a chilling description of how noncommercial broadcasting is the tragic victim of conservative corporate politics that have spent most of this century trying to cripple and kill it.'--Ben H. Bagdikian, former Dean, Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California,

Engelman, Ralph

Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications

Pine Forge Press

Corwin Press

United States, United States of America

Thousand Oaks, Calif, California, 1996

2. Dr, Thousand Oaks, Calif, 1997

1, PS, 1996

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-319) and indexes.
https://archive.org/details/publicradiotelev0000enge

<p><P>The origins and evolution of the major insititutions in the United States for noncommercial radio and television are explored in this unique volume.</p> <P>Ralph Engelman examines the politics behind the development of National Public Radio, Radio Pacifica and the Public Broadcasting Service. He traces the changing social forces that converged to launch and shape these institutions from the Second World War to the present day. The book challenges several commonly held beliefs - including that the mass media is simply a manipulative tool - and concludes that public broadcasting has an enormous potential as an emancipatory vehicle.</p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>Offers a critical overview of public radio and television and public access television, focusing on the technological, ideological, and social forces shaping the development of National Public Radio, Radio Pacifica, the Public Broadcasting Service, and community television on cable. Draws on interviews with pioneers in the field, looking at public radio and television systems' dual potential as mechanisms for establishing government and corporate authorities, and as emancipatory vehicles. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)</p>

"The first of its kind in approach and coverage, Public Radio and Television in America contains a critical overview of public radio, public television, and public access television in the 20th century. It focuses on the forces -- technological, ideological, and social -- impining upon the development of National Public Radio, Radio Pacifica, the Public Broadcasting Service, and community television on cable. Supplementing primary and secondary sources, with interviews with pioneers in educational television, public radio, and public access, this study reveals the dual potential of public radio and television systems as co-optive mechanisms for establishing government and corporate authorities. In light of the current assault on public broadcasting, and modern society's need to increase citizen involvement in the public sphere, Ralph Engelman asserts that public radio and television deserve to be both defended and extended. He also concludes that these services have enormous potential as emancipatory vehicles. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET

Engelman examines the origins, evolution and politics behind the development of the major noncommercial radio and television institutions in the United States - National Public Radio, Radio Pacifica and the Public Broadcasting Service

x, 342 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-319) and indexes

2023-06-28