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Turning Points In Television

Author : Larry Brody

Publisher : Citadel Press

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 18,37 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 9780806526430

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Television: the medium we love, the medium we love to hate and the medium that changed the world. Larry Brody offers a unique look at this cultural phenomena - how it evolved as a business, as a form of entertainment, how it affected us and the technological advances that have developed. Brody offers a history of the industry and his own perceptions and experiences of television. In the hands of Larry Brody this new addition to the Turning Points series is as entertaining and satisfying as a night of really good TV.



The 25 Sitcoms That Changed Television

Author : Aaron Barlow

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Page : 0 pages

File Size : 22,84 MB

Release : 2023

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This book spotlights the 25 most important sitcoms to ever air on American television-shows that made generations laugh, challenged our ideas regarding gender, family, race, marital roles, and sexual identity, and now serve as time capsules of U.S. history. What was the role of The Jeffersons in changing views regarding race and equality in America in the 1970s? How did The Golden Girls affect how society views older people? Was The Office an accurate (if exaggerated) depiction of the idiosyncrasies of being employees in a modern workplace? How did the writers of The Simpsons make it acceptable to air political satire through the vehicle of an animated cartoon ostensibly for kids? Readers of this book will see how television situation comedies have consistently held up a mirror for American audiences to see themselves-and the reflections have not always been positive or purely comedic. The introduction discusses the history of sitcoms in America, identifying their origins in radio shows and explaining how sitcom programming evolved to influence the social and cultural norms of our society. The shows are addressed chronologically, in sections delineated by decade. Each entry presents background information on the show, including the dates it aired, key cast members, and the network; explains why the show represents a notable turning point in American television; and provides an analysis of each sitcom that considers how the content was received by the American public and the lasting effects on the family unit, gender roles, culture for young adults, and minority and LGBT rights. The book also draws connections between important sitcoms and other shows that were influenced by or strikingly similar to these trendsetting programs. Lastly, a section of selections for further reading points readers to additional resources.



Transitioned Media

Author : Gali Einav

Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media

Page : 176 pages

File Size : 26,17 MB

Release : 2010-07-27

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1441960996

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The media industry is in transition. While some changes are readily apparent, we have not even begun to understand the impact of others. The result is one of the most fascinating times in the history of media. As digital technologies accelerate the pace of change in all facets of our lives, researchers and practitioners are exploring its impact on traditional media and social interaction. Transitioned Media brings together leading academics and media industry executives to identify and analyze the most transformative trends and issues. Themes include the effect of digital technologies on consumer behavior, new approaches to advertising and branding, social networks, the blogosphere and impact of “citizen” journalism, music and intellectual property rights, digital cinema, and video games. Underlying the chapters is an economic perspective, with an emphasis on how new business models are being developed that take the social dimensions of digital technologies into account. The result is a unique perspective on the digital media landscape and the forces that will shape it in the future.



The Turning Point

Author : Rudolph S. Joseph

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Page : pages

File Size : 35,65 MB

Release : 1900

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Lincoln's darkest hour : a television play by Lawrence Thomas; part of the series: the turning point



That's the Way It Is

Author : Charles L. Ponce de Leon

Publisher : University of Chicago Press

Page : 331 pages

File Size : 44,93 MB

Release : 2016-09-09

Category : History

ISBN : 022642152X

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Ever since Newton Minow taught us sophisticates to bemoan the descent of television into a vast wasteland, the dyspeptic chorus of jeremiahs who insist that television news in particular has gone from gold to dross gets noisier and noisier. Charles Ponce de Leon says here, in effect, that this is misleading, if not simply fatuous. He argues in this well-paced, lively, readable book that TV news has changed in response to broader changes in the TV industry and American culture. It is pointless to bewail its decline. "That s the Way It Is "gives us the very first history of American television news, spanning more than six decades, from Camel News Caravan to Countdown with Keith Oberman and The Daily Show. Starting in the latter 1940s, television news featured a succession of broadcasters who became household names, even presences: Eric Sevareid, Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley, Peter Jennings, Brian Williams, Katie Couric, and, with cable expansion, people like Glenn Beck, Jon Stewart, and Bill O Reilly. But behind the scenes, the parallel story is just as interesting, involving executives, producers, and journalists who were responsible for the field s most important innovations. Included with mainstream network news programs is an engaging treatment of news magazines like "60 Minutes" and "20/20, " as well as morning news shows like "Today" and "Good Morning America." Ponce de Leon gives ample attention to the establishment of cable networks (CNN, and the later competitors, Fox News and MSNBC), mixing in colorful anecdotes about the likes of Roger Ailes and Roone Arledge. Frothy features and other kinds of entertainment have been part and parcel of TV news from the start; viewer preferences have always played a role in the evolution of programming, although the disintegration of a national culture since the 1970s means that most of us no longer follow the news as a civic obligation. Throughout, Ponce de Leon places his history in a broader cultural context, emphasizing tensions between the public service mission of TV news and the quest for profitability and broad appeal."



Turning Points

Author : Mark A. Noll

Publisher : Baker Academic

Page : 356 pages

File Size : 24,99 MB

Release : 2000

Category : Religion

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Explores twelve pivotal events in the history of Christianity ranging from the fall of Jerusalem and the coronation of Charlemagne to the Edinburgh Missionary Conference.



Turning Points in Ending the Cold War

Author : Kiron K. Skinner

Publisher : Hoover Press

Page : 393 pages

File Size : 40,48 MB

Release : 2013-09-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0817946330

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The expert contributors examine the end of détente and the beginning of the new phase of the cold war in the early 1980s, Reagan's radical new strategies aimed at changing Soviet behavior, the peaceful democratic revolutions in Poland and Hungary, the events that brought about the reunification of Germany, the role of events in Third World countries, the critical contributions of Gorbachev and Yeltsin, and more.



Turning Points in Australian History

Author : Martin Crotty

Publisher : UNSW Press

Page : 315 pages

File Size : 43,80 MB

Release : 2009

Category : History

ISBN : 1921410566

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This exciting and stimulating book looks back at turning points and crucial moments in Australian history. Rather than arguing that there have been forks on a pre-determined road, the book challenges us to think about other paths or better paths that might have led to different outcomes.



History's Turning Points

Author : Revel Guest

Publisher :

Page : 222 pages

File Size : 19,4 MB

Release : 1995

Category : Great Wall of China (China)

ISBN : 9781852839581

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Tying in with a 13-part international television series, this book examines key moments of world history which have had repercussions on human life. Each turning point highlights the roles of the men and women whose actions and interactions sent ripple effects across the expanse of history.



Technology, Television, and Competition

Author : Jeffrey A. Hart

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 266 pages

File Size : 25,52 MB

Release : 2004-02-05

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1139442244

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In the late 1980s and 1990s, the advanced industrial countries considered replacing the existing analogue television infrastructure with a new digital one. A key common feature to the debates over digital TV (DTV) in the United States, Western Europe and Japan was the eventual victory of the ideas of digitalism (the superiority of everything digital over everything analogue) and of digital convergence (the merging of computing, telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures made possible by digitalization) in public debates over standards. Jeffrey Hart's book shows how nationalism and regionalism combined with digitalism to produce three different and incompatible DTV standards in the three regions, an outcome which has led to missed opportunities in developing the new technologies. Hart's book contributes to our understanding of relations between business and government, and of competition between the world's great economic powers.