{"product_id":"changing-channels-9780822324638","title":"Changing Channels","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the tumultuous 1990s, as Russia struggled to shed the trappings of the Soviet empire, television viewing emerged as an enormous influence on Russian life. This title describes the knowing ways in which ordinary Russians watch the news, sceptically analyse information, and develop strategies for dealing with news bias.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A riveting look at the political struggle for control of television [in] the Soviet Union. . . . The policy debates detailed in \u003ci\u003eChanging Channels\u003c\/i\u003e have universal application to our digital communications future. They are explained with skill and competence by an author who is intimately acquainted with both the issues and the people involved.”—Bruce Christensen, former President and CEO of PBS\u003cbr\u003e“An important and fascinating story, elegantly told by Ellen Mickiewicz.”—Stephen Hess, author of \u003ci\u003eInternational News \u0026amp; Foreign Correspondents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“For those who care about Russia’s stormy evolution from dictatorship to democracy, here is an important story—the first extensive account of the crucially important revolution in Moscow television since 1985.”—Hedrick Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Russians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“From the days when Leonid Brezhnev clung to power through the tumult of Mikhail Gorbachev and the election victories of Boris Yeltsin, Russian leaders have struggled over the control of television. In this fine and penetrating book, Ellen Mickiewicz traces those struggles and examines the larger question still ahead: whether a free and independent television can emerge that will bolster prospects for a stable, democratic nation. No one else has better captured this important saga.”—David Gergen, Editor at Large, \u003ci\u003eU.S. News \u0026amp; World Report\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is difficult to imagine a more fair and thorough chronicle of television’s role in Russia’s ongoing evolution.”—Phil Kloer, tv critic, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book will enthrall and enlighten its readers with its vivid revelations of political stratagems by politicians and journalists. . . . This is a definitive study, based on lengthy interviews with the movers and shakers in the world of politics and television by a brilliant participant\/observer of the momentous changes-in-the-making.”—Doris A. Graber, University of Illinois at Chicago\u003cbr\u003e“When Ellen Mickiewicz combines her years of on-scene experience, range of contacts, academic credentials, and writing skill to address the subject of media power in Russia, the result makes must reading for anyone interested in today’s Russian power struggle—or the central role of media control in every society.”—Nicholas Johnson, former Commissioner, U.S. Federal Communications Commission\u003cbr\u003e“[A] deep and detailed look at a long and occasionally fatal obsession with television’s power on the part of Russia’s political leaders.”—Ron Aldridge, Publisher \u0026amp; Editorial Director, \u003ci\u003eElectronic Media\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface to Revised and Enlarged Edition        ix\u003cbr\u003e Preface        xi\u003cbr\u003e Television: The Prize        3\u003cbr\u003e Soviet Television Rulers and Their Empire        23\u003cbr\u003e Closely Watched Targets: The Nightly News, the Military, and Lenin        52\u003cbr\u003e Pushing the Envelope: Reforming from Within        65\u003cbr\u003e Viewers and Voters: The First Competitive Elections and the Rise of Alternative News        83\u003cbr\u003e Television and Crisis: The End of Soviet Rule        98\u003cbr\u003e Between Putsch and Revolt        109\u003cbr\u003e Pictures, Parties, and Leaders: Television and Elections in the New Russia        135\u003cbr\u003e Room for Views: Television and the Play of Controversial Positions        190\u003cbr\u003e The Media Market: Politics, Commerce, and Press Freedom        217\u003cbr\u003e Television at War: Private Television News Under Fire        242\u003cbr\u003e Changing Channels on the Most Powerful Medium        264\u003cbr\u003e Afterword        274\u003cbr\u003e Notes        305\u003cbr\u003e Chronology        351\u003cbr\u003e Index        355","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406024843607,"sku":"9780822324638","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822324638.jpg?v=1730494283","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/changing-channels-9780822324638","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}