The Australian TV book
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The Australian TV book
Allen & Unwin, 2000
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Television is the most pervasive mass medium of the industrialised world. It is blamed for creating alienation and violence in society, yet at the same time regarded as trivial and unworthy of serious attention. It is the main purveyor of global popular culture, yet also intensely local. The Australian TV Book paints the big picture of the small screen in Australia. It examines industry dynamics in a rapidly changing environment, the impact of new technology, recent changes in programming, and the ways in which the television industry targets its audiences. The authors highlight what is distinctive about television in Australia, and how it is affected by international developments. This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Australian television today.Stuart Cunningham is Professor of Media and Journalism at Queensland University of Technology. Graeme Turner is director of the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. They are editors of the leading textbook The Media in Australia and authors of many other works on the media.
Table of Contents
Table of ContentsFIGURESCONTRIBUTORSPart A: INTRODUCTORY CONTEXTS1. Studying Television Graeme Turner2. History, Contexts, Politics, Policy Stuart CunninghamPart B: THE SECTORS3. Commercial Networks: Still the Ones? Jock Given4. Public Service TV: An Endangered Species? Elizabeth Jacka5. Television After Broadcasting Terry Flew and Christina SpurgeonPart C: THE GENRES6. Television News and Current Affairs: 'Welcome to Frontline' Graeme Turner7. Lifestyle Programs: 'No choice but to choose' Frances Bonner8. Soap Opera: 'No End of Story, Ever' Kate Bowles9. Sport: The Genre that Runs and Runs David Rowe10. Primetime Drama: 77 Sunset Strip to Seachange Alan McKee11. The Television Live Event: From the 'Wandering Booby' to the 'Death of History' John HartleyPart D: THE AUDIENCE12.
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