A Newscast for the Masses: The History of Detroit Television News

by Tim Kiska

Book Overview

As the chief source of information for many people and a key revenue stream for the country's broadcast conglomerates, local television news has grown from a curiosity into a powerful journalistic and cultural force. In A Newscast for the Masses, Tim Kiska examines the evolution of television news in Detroit, from its beginnings in the late 1940s, when television was considered a "wild young medium," to the early 1980s, when cable television permanently...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814333028
• ISBN13: 9780814333020
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Great Lakes Books Series
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"