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NPR : The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio by McCauley, Michael is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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This book tells the story of how NPR has tried to provide an alternative to commercial broadcasting. McCauley describes NPR's evolution from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s, when it was riddled with difficulties to the present. The book draws on a wealth of primary evidence, including interviews with people who have been central to the NPR story. It also looks at how the network's content is now targeted toward its most loyal listeners-highly educated baby-boomers-who help support their local stations through pledges. The people who shaped America's public broadcasting system thought it should be "a civilized voice in a civilized community"—a clear alternative to commercial broadcasting. This book tells the story of how NPR has tried to embody this idea. Michael P. McCauley describes NPR's evolution from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s, when it was riddled with difficulties—political battles, unseasoned leadership, funding problems—to a first-rate broadcast organization. The book draws on a wealth of primary evidence, including fifty-seven interviews with people who have been central to the NPR story, and it places the network within the historical context of the wider U.

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Author

McCauley, Michael

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231121606

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Technology, Performing Arts