Loviglio, Jason,

Radio's intimate public : network broadcasting and mass-mediated democracy / Jason Loviglio. - xxix, 171 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : radio's intimate public -- The fireside chats and the New Deal -- Vox pop : network radio and the voice of the people -- Public affairs : the soap opera cultural front -- The Shadow meets the phantom public -- Conclusion : America's most fascinating people -- -- Introduction : radio's intimate public -- The fireside chats and the New Deal -- Vox pop : network radio and the voice of the people -- Public affairs : the soap-opera cultural front -- The shadow meets the phantom public -- Conclusion : America's most fascinating people. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Jason Loviglio shows how early network radio in America produced a new type of community, marked by the contradictions & tensions between public & private, mass media & democracy, & nation & family.

0816642338 9780816642335 0816642346 9780816642342

2005010221


Radio broadcasting--Social aspects--United States
Radio broadcasting--History--United States

PN1991.3.U6 / L68 2005

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