Struggles for Equal Voice : The History of African American Media Democracy.
Yuya. Kiuchi
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (344 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Struggles for Equal Voice: The History of African American Media Democracy -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction: Unveiling the Struggles for Equal Voice -- Chapter 1: The Black Image in the White Pathology -- African Americans and the Film Industry -- African Americans and the Television Industry -- African Americans in Mainstream Visual Culture -- Chapter 2: Cable Television: Past and Present -- Prelude: Early Days of Cable Television, 1948-1969 -- Legal, Economic, Professional, and Technological Concerns, 1960-1979 -- Legal Literature and Public and Community Access Channels, 1980-1989 -- Decrease in Cable Awareness, 1990-2010 -- Need for Grassroots Movement for Cable Representation -- Chapter 3: The Incubation Period of Cable Television -- Boston's Social and Historical Background in the 1970s -- Mel King and African American Media Representation -- Foreseeable Advantage of Cable Television in Boston -- Detroit's Social and Historical Background in the 1970s -- Detroit's Twenty-Year Period of Feasibility Discussions and Study -- Final Draft of the Request for Proposals -- Chapter 4: Drafting of Democratic Communication Media -- Drafting and Issuing the Request for Proposals in Boston -- Applying to Wire Boston: Submitting Preliminary Application -- Issuing of Request for Proposals in Boston -- Submission of Amended Application -- Drafting and Issuing Request for Proposals in Detroit -- Applying to Wire Detroit: Barden Cablevision -- Emphasis on Public Access and Local Origination in Detroit -- Chapter 5: Progress and Struggles in the Process of Franchise Decisions for Media Democracy -- Boston's Period of Application Review -- Public Hearings in Early Summer 1981 -- Analyzing the Final Applications -- Choosing Cablevision Over Warner Amex -- Discussion With Cablevision -- Granting the License to Cablevision.. - Detroit's Period of Application Review -- Issuing the Final Report -- Politics Delay Media Democracy -- Signing the Final Agreement With Barden Cablevision of Detroit -- Chapter 6: From Agreement to Production: Period of Struggling -- Boston and Its Post-Agreement Phase -- Cablevision's Failure to Meet the Expectations -- A Beginning of an Alternative Media Form for African American Bostonians -- Detroit and Its Post-Agreement Phase -- Delays during the Post-Agreement Phase -- Conclusion: BET is not the Answer -- Historical Lessons from Cable Television in Boston and Detroit -- African Americans in Cable Television in a National Context -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.. - Reveals how African Americans used cable television as a means of empowerment.
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| ISBN | 9781438444802
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