Television Books

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11. The Use and Abuse of Television

    A Social Psychological Analysis of the Changing Screen

    By J. Mallory Wober

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    A critical review of the harms and benefits of television that also examines systems for maximizing television's benefits. The author breaks away from the conventional jargon of audience measurement and other traditional research methods, proposing instead new and alternative European and...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
12. The Future of Broadcasting

    A Report Presented to the Social Morality Council, October 1973

    By Social Morality Council

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    At the time when this book was originally published, broadcasting in Britain had become a huge industry undergoing major changes. There were questions over the release of a new television channel, and commercial radio. This Report was commissioned to aid the citizen at the receiving end of the new...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
13. Videology and Utopia

    Explorations in a New Medium

    By Alfred Willener, Guy Milliard, Alex Ganty

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    When this book was originally published in 1976, video represented a new instrument, a new medium, and a new field of research with largely unrealized potential. The video-taperecorder was an addition to the technology of mass communications, a handy gadget for recording synchronized images and...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
14. American Television

    New Directions in History and Theory

    Edited by Nick Browne

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    This work brings together writings on television published in Quarterly Review of Film and Video, from essays by Nick Browne and Beverle Houston to the latest historical and critical research. It considers television's economics, technologies, forms and audiences from a cultural perspective that...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
15. The Making of Channel 4

    Edited by Peter Catterall

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    Channel 4 had been a matter of controversy for years even before it came on the air in November 1982. There were lengthy debates about what its role would be and the part to be played by the ITV companies and the growing number of independent television producers. There was also political...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
16. Black Women in Television

    An Illustrated History and Bibliography

    By George H. Hill, Lorraine Raglin, Chas Floyd Johnson

    Series: Routledge Library Editions: Television

    This bibliography lists more than 700 articles, books, dissertations, and theses on the participation of African American women in the television industry. Includes materials on specific television personalities and programs, and black women's involvement as producers, news anchors, and editorial...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge
17. North Africa’s Arab Spring

    Edited by George Joffé

    This book addresses issues surrounding the evolution of the Arab Spring in North Africa. After a general introduction and explanation of the events on a region-wide basis, it turns to examine aspects of each of the countries concerned. The role of the Muslim Brotherhood during the Nasser regime and...

    Published February 11th 2013 by Routledge
18. Media Production

    A Practical Guide to Radio & TV

    By Amanda Willett

    Media Production is an introductory guide to radio, TV and film production techniques. Illuminating the step by step process from conception to delivery, from the initial brainstorms, through planning, research and editing, this book creates a guided structure to help students learn about...

    Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
19. Media Power and Democratization in Brazil

    TV Globo and the Dilemmas of Political Accountability

    By Mauro Porto

    Series: Routledge Advances in Internationalizing Media Studies

    In this book, Porto analyzes the role of TV Globo in the democratization of Brazil. TV Globo, one of the world's largest media conglomerates, has a dominant position in Brazil's communications landscape. It also exports telenovelas to more than 130 countries and has established joint ventures with...

    Published June 17th 2012 by Routledge
20. Foreign Correspondence

    Edited by John Hamilton, Regina G. Lawrence

    Series: Journalism Studies

    Despite the importance of foreign news, its history, transformation and indeed its future have not been much studied. The scholarly community often calls attention to journalism’s shortcomings covering the world, yet the topic has not been systematically examined across countries or over time. The...

    Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge