Public interests : media advocacy and struggles over U.S. television / Allison Perlman.
Perlman, Allison, 1975- author.
2016
PN1992.6 .P473 2016eb
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Title Public interests : media advocacy and struggles over U.S. television / Allison Perlman.
Author Perlman, Allison, 1975- author.
ISBN 9780813572314 (electronic book)
0813572312 (electronic book)
9780813572321 (electronic book)
0813572320 (electronic book)
9780813572307
0813572304
9780813572291
0813572290
Published New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2016]
Copyright ©2016
Language English
Description 1 online resource (x, 241 pages)
Call Number PN1992.6 .P473 2016eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 302.23/450973
Summary Public Interests fills in a key part of the history of American social reform movements, revealing the impressive battles fought by groups like the NAACP, NOW, and the conservative Parents Television Council to shape both the nation's television programming and its broadcasting policies. Allison Perlman takes us behind the scenes of several key regulatory fights, in the process vividly illustrating the resilience, flexibility, and diversity of media activist campaigns from the 1950s onward.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction
The battle for educational television: broadcasting and citizenship in the post-war era
The black freedom struggle and the broadcast reform movement
Feminists in the wasteland fight back: the National Organization For Women and media reform
The NAACP, media deregulation, and minority media rights during the culture wars
Fighting for a safe haven: the Parents Television Council and the restoration of the family hour
The national Hispanic media coalition, Spanish-language broadcasting, and Latina/o media advocacy
Conclusion.

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