Head S Broadcasting In America

This book documents the dramatic changes in the field of electronic media in the past decade and provides informed insights in the exciting, and changes yet to come. It examines the transition in broadcasting from analog to digital transmission and the changing business models of electronic media.

As the best-selling text in its market for more than thirty-five years, Broadcasting in America distinguishes itself by presenting electronic media both as products of contemporary social forces and as social forces in their own right. This text will introduce you to the exciting changes taking place in electronic media. It will help you examine the emerging information infrastructure and the accelerating convergence of various electronic media forms. It will also help you examine the role electronic media plays in many academic areas, ranging from economics to law, from history to social science. You will find this industry more accessible as you experience broadcasting dually through the people and the products that have shaped the history of this medium and through your own experiences with broadcasting in your daily life.

Broadcasting in America, Brief Version delivers a succinct version of the original survey text and covers the major areas of broadcasting: history, technology, economics, programming, ratings, regulation, and international issues. In 14 concise chapters, BIA, Brief is tailor-made for a semester's worth of study. New to this edition is its holistic approach to broadcasting, examining the convergence of various electronic media and taking a global view. With an authoritative and focused tone, the authors' craft a text that is richly informative. Supplemental exhibits include case studies, diagrams, charts, vignettes, and personality profiles. This text presents a distinctive view that media is both a product of social forces and a social force in its own right.