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Table of Contents
Illustrations. About the Authors.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
1. Bringing Electronic Media into Focus. Peter B. Orlik.
Components of Communication.
Communications Vehicles.
The Broadcast and Nonbroadcast Electronic Media.
Obtaining Feedback.
Local/Network Dynamics.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
Part I: Chronicles.
2. Technological Chronicles. Steven D. Anderson.
Early Communications Breakthroughs.
Radio’s Wireless Ancestors.
Attaining Radio.
Channels and the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
Television Broadcasting.
Electronic Recording – Audio.
Electronic Recording – Video.
Cable Television.
Satellite Technology.
Analog vs. Digital.
Digital Television.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
3. Content Chronicles. Peter B. Orlik.
Broadcasting: Stumbling upon a Business.
Radio’s Gilt-Edged Years.
Post-War Adaptations.
Radio’s Second Half-Century.
Video Enters the Living Room.
Television at Center Stage.
Content for the Second and Third Screens.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
4. Regulatory Chronicles. Louis A. Day.
Early Electronic Media Regulation.
Radio Regulation’s Foundation in the United States.
Administrative Structure for Broadcast Regulation.
The Structure of the Industry.
Content Regulation.
Political Programming and the Public Sphere.
Policing New Technologies.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
5. Business Chronicles. W. Lawrence Patrick.
The Mass Audience.
The Rise of the Network Model.
Cable Flexes Its Muscles.
New Technologies Change the Business.
Vertical Integration as a Survival Strategy.
A Smaller Slice of a Larger Pie.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
Part II: Challenges.
6. Technological Challenges. Steven D. Anderson.
Changes to Traditional Media.
Device Convergence.
The Internet and Broadband.
Internet Applications.
Future Communication Technologies.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
7. Content Challenges. Peter B. Orlik.
The Consumer-Centric Cosmos.
A Video Programming Overview.
Video News Issues.
The Incredible Sports Hulk.
Reality Vehicles and Product Placement.
The Ethnic and Global Dimension.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
8. Regulatory Challenges. Louis A. Day.
History’s Legal Lessons.
Beyond Broadcasting: Laws for New Media.
Convergence and the Legal Landscape.
The State of Electronic “Free Speech”.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
9. Business Challenges. W. Lawrence Patrick.
Feeding the Media Machine.
Partners and Joint Ventures.
Consumers and Advertisers.
Restructuring the Media Landscape.
Living in a Personal Media World.
What’s Ahead.
Chapter Rewind.
Self-Interrogation.
Notes.
Index.
