Susan L. Brinson

The Red Scare, Politics, and the Federal Communications Commission, 1941-1960 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The Red Scare at the FCC started when James Lawrence Fly led the agency in many important decisions that were inspired by the New Deal. These decisions outraged both the broadcasting industry and politically conservative legislators, causing them to accuse the FCC of Communist sympathies. This book analyzes the political transition taken by the FCC that turned it into an agency that fully participated in the Red Scare of the 1950s.

This book analyzes many significant FCC cases and policies that have never been considered within the context of New Deal policymaking or its impact. This work is the first to look into the impact of the Red Scare on an executive agency. Its combination of new archival and behind-the- scenes information makes this book a great addition to the growing body of research on media history and regulation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313084959
• Artikelnr.: 37822859

Autorenporträt

SUSAN L BRINSON received her Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Her research interests include broadcasting history and regulation and media criticism. She is particularly interested in the various ways in which the media is used to maintain the hegemonic power of the elite.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Historical and Theoretical Contexts A New Deal for
Broadcasters Nastiest Nest of Rats The Menace Within? "Pink-Nosed Gremlins"
to Reluctant Regulators A License to Subvert The "Weird and Unusual" Case
of Edward Lamb Reds Need Not Apply The Legacy of the Red Scare at the FCC
Works Cited