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Manipulating the ether : the power of broadcast radio in thirties America

Title
  1. Manipulating the ether : the power of broadcast radio in thirties America / by Robert J. Brown.
Published by
  1. Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., 1998.
Author
  1. Brown, Robert J. (Robert John), 1969-

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Description
  1. xiii, 310 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  1. Radio journalism
  2. Radio broadcasting > Social aspects > United States
  3. Radio in politics
  4. Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
  5. Radio broadcasting > United States > History
  6. War of the worlds (Radio program)
Contents
  1. Pt. I. The "Radio President" 1. Roosevelt and Radio. 2. Campaigning by Radio. 3. Selling the Domestic Agenda. 4. Domestic Challenges. 5. Selling the Foreign Policy Agenda. 6. The Death of FDR -- Pt. II. "We Take You Now To..." 7. Early History of Broadcast News. 8. Radio Covers Domestic Events and Crises. 9. Radio Covers the World -- Pt. III. "Incredible As It May Seem..." 10. Orson Welles and the "War of the Worlds" 11. The Broadcast. 12. The Public Reaction. 13. "It Was All So Real" 14. Aftermath. 15. Conclusion.
Owning institution
  1. Columbia University Libraries
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-302) and index.
  2. "Selected radio broadcasts": p. 295-302.