Manipulating the Ether: The Power of Broadcast Radio in Thirties America

by Robert J. Brown

Book Overview

Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first politician to recognize the power of radio. He appealed directly to the American people for support of his New Deal and for his foreign policy. Roosevelt's speeches and fireside chats were broadcast over networks only recently equipped with newsrooms. Listeners immediately learned of events they earlier would not have heard about for days. In those newsrooms, commentators began to interpret the news for average...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786420669
• ISBN13: 9780786420667
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher