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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages.
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- Ex Libris
- Yes
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Original/Facsimile
- Original
- ISBN
- 9780520086593
- EAN
- 9780520086593
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520086597
ISBN-13
9780520086593
eBay Product ID (ePID)
485054
Product Key Features
Book Title
Vanishing Vision : the inside Story of Public Television
Number of Pages
453 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Television / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
30.5 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-040304
Dewey Edition
20
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
384.55/065
Synopsis
This spirited, first-ever history of public television offers an insider's account of its topsy-turvy, forty-year odyssey. James Day, a founder of San Francisco's KQED and a past president of New York's WNET, chronicles public television's fascinating evolution from its inauspicious roots in the 1950s to its strong, fiercely debated presence in contemporary culture. The Vanishing Vision provides a vivid and often amusing behind-the-screens history. Day tells how a program producer, desperate to locate a family willing to live with television cameras for seven months, borrowed a dime--and a suggestion--from a blind date and telephoned the Louds of Santa Barbara. The result was the mesmerizing twelve-hour documentary, An American Family . Day relates how Big Bird and his friends were created to spice up Sesame Street when test runs showed a flagging interest in the program's "live-action" segments. And he describes how Frieda Hennock, the first woman appointed to the FCC, overpowered the resistance of her male colleagues to lay the foundation for public television. Along the way, Day identifies the particular forces that have shaped public television. The result, in his view, is a Byzantine bureaucracy kept on a leash by an untrusting Congress, with a fragmented leadership that lacks a clearly defined mission in today's multimedia environment. Public television's "democratic" structure of over 300 stations stifles boldness and innovation while absorbing money needed for national programming. Day calls for a bold rethinking of public television's mission, advocating a system that is adequately funded and independent of government, one capable of countering commercial television's "lowest-common-denominator" approach with a full range of substantive programs, comedy as well as culture, entertainment as well as information., This spirited, first-ever history of public television offers an insider's account of its topsy-turvy, forty-year odyssey. James Day, a founder of San Francisco's KQED and a past president of New York's WNET, chronicles public television's fascinating evolution from its inauspicious roots in the 1950s to its strong, fiercely debated presence in contemporary culture. The Vanishing Visionprovides a vivid and often amusing behind-the-screens history. Day tells how a program producer, desperate to locate a family willing to live with television cameras for seven months, borrowed a dime--and a suggestion--from a blind date and telephoned the Louds of Santa Barbara. The result was the mesmerizing twelve-hour documentary,An American Family. Day relates how Big Bird and his friends were created to spice up Sesame Street when test runs showed a flagging interest in the program's "live-action" segments. And he describes how Frieda Hennock, the first woman appointed to the FCC, overpowered the resistance of her male colleagues to lay the foundation for public television. Along the way, Day identifies the particular forces that have shaped public television. The result, in his view, is a Byzantine bureaucracy kept on a leash by an untrusting Congress, with a fragmented leadership that lacks a clearly defined mission in today's multimedia environment. Public television's "democratic" structure of over 300 stations stifles boldness and innovation while absorbing money needed for national programming. Day calls for a bold rethinking of public television's mission, advocating a system that is adequately funded and independent of government, one capable of countering commercial television's "lowest-common-denominator" approach with a full range of substantive programs, comedy as well as culture, entertainment as well as information.
LC Classification Number
HE8700.79.U6D39 1995
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- 3***9 (663)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseFast despatch and received well packaged, as described/pictured and lovely communication - thanks for your kind note and great order! Much appreciated from the UK! š«¶š»
- 1***1 (3)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchasearrived in amazing condition! I finally found all original books in one set. Excited to add to my collection. Package was secure and no damage was done during shipping. Would buy from this seller again!The Twilight Saga Ser.: 4 books 1, 2, 3 and 4 by Stephanie Meyer all Paperback (#256578330021)
- -***0 (1)- Feedback left by buyer.Past yearVerified purchaseThe item came well packaged with bubble wrap. The book was just as described by the seller. I was skeptical at first but Iām surprised how well it came in. Thanks!Human Biology : Concepts and Current Issues By Michael D. Johnson (#256716160736)