A Moment Of Danger: Critical Studies In The History Of U.s. Communication Since World War Ii (diederich Studies In Media And Communication)

In A Moment of Danger: Critical Studies in the History of U.S. Communication Since World War II, Janice Peck and Inger L. Stole have collected sixteen essays that examine the remarkable role that media have played in post-WWII U.S. history. From an examination of the impact that the cold war and Senator McCarthy had on media content in the 1950s to an analysis of the role that Oprah Winfrey has played in shaping understandings of race in American culture, A Moment of Danger offers a wide array of critical studies, all of which, however, aim at thinking carefully not only about the way in which the modes of media keep us in contact with the world, but also about how they shape the way we understand ourselves and our world. Contents Acknowledgements Chapter 1 Introduction: Moments of Danger and Challenges to the “Selective Tradition” in U.S. Communication History, by Janice Peck Chapter 2 Politics as Patriotism: Advertising & Consumer Activism during World War II, by Inger L. Stole Chapter 3 The Revolt against Radio: Postwar Media Criticism & the Struggle for Broadcast Reform, by Victor Pickard Chapter 4 “Our Union Is Not For Sale”: The Postwar Struggle for Workplace Control in the American Newspaper Industry, by James F. Tracy Chapter 5 “Things Will Never Be the Same Around Here”: How See It Now Shaped Television News Reporting, by Dinah Zeiger Chapter 6 “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”: Lessons of the Broadcast Blacklist, by Carol A. Stabile Chapter 7 Foreign Correspondents, Passports, and McCarthyism, by Edward Alwood Chapter 8 “Love that AFL-CIO”: Organized Labor’s Use of Television, 1950-1970, by Nathan Godfried Chapter 9 The Postwar “TV Problem” and the Formation of U.S. Public Television, by Laurie Ouellette Chapter 10 Lockouts, Protests, and Scabs: A Critical Assessment of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner Strike, by Bonnie Brennen Chapter 11 The Reporters’ Rebellion: The Chicago Journalism Review 1968-1975, by Steve Macek Chapter 12 Oprah Winfrey and the Politics of Race in Late Twentieth Century America, by Janice Peck Chapter 13 Public Radio, This American Life, and the Neoliberal Turn, by Jason Loviglio Chapter 14 “Sticking it to the man”: Neoliberalism: Corporate Media & Strategies of Resistance in the 21st Century, by Deepa Kumar Chapter 15 Contesting Democratic Communications: The Case of Current TV, by James F. Hamilton Chapter 16 Critical Media Literacy: Critiquing Corporate Media with Radical Production, by Bettina Fabos About the Authors Index Introduction: moments of danger and challenges to the selective tradition in U.S. communication history / Janice Peck Politics as patriotism: advertising and consumer activism during World War II / Inger L. Stole The revolt against radio: postwar media criticism and the struggle for broadcast reform / Victor Pickard "Our union is not for sale": the postwar struggle for workplace control in the American newspaper industry / James F. Tracy "Things will never be the same around here": How See it now shaped television news reporting / Dinah Zeiger "We can remember it for you wholesale": lessons from the broadcast blacklist / Carol A. Stabile Foreign correspondents, passports and McCarthyism / Edward Alwood "Love that AFL-CIO": organized labor's use of television, 1950-1970 / Nathan Godfried A moment of danger. The postwar "TV problem" and the creation of public television in the U.S. / Laurie Ouellette Lockouts, protests, and scabs: a critical assessment of the Los Angeles Herald Examiner strike / Bonnie Brennen The reporters' rebellion: The Chicago journalism review, 1968-1975 / Stephen Macek Oprah Winfrey, new liberalism and the politics of race in late twentieth century America / Janice Peck Public radio, This American life and the neoliberal turn / Jason Loviglio "Sticking it to the man". Neoliberalism: corporate media and strategies of resistance in the 21st century / Deepa Kumar Contesting democratic communications: the case of current TV / James F. Hamilton Critical media literacy: critiquing corporate media with radical production / Bettina Fabos. This collection of fifteen essays offers a critical study of the role communication (television, print, radio) has played in US politics, economy and culture since WWII. The essays follow an arc of US history described by Peck in her introductory essay as from the long boom to long downturn. They examine advertising and consumer activism during the War, the struggle to organize communications-workers as well as labor-organizations wishing to utilize communication outlets in the face of anti-labor forces, how commercial television shaped our sense of history and story-telling, the formation of public television, Oprah and the politics of late 20th century race, the neoliberal turn of public radio, critical media literacy and 21st century resistance to corporate media. The contributors are professors of journalism, communication, mass media and media literacy, history, and women's studies, as well as one professional journalist. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) A Moment of Danger marks a timely intervention into media history. Reminding us of the complex ways in which media and politics are inextricably connected. It is a must-read volume for all students of American history and culture.