Robert W. McChesney’s introduction in Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy : The Battle for the Control of U.S. Broadcasting, 1928-1935 is centered around the political debate that ensued regarding commercial broadcasting. The problem that occurred during the early twentieth century was the fact a technology like the radio had never been seen before. Enforcing regulation upon a […]
Thursdays reading titled A Brief History of Advertising in American by William O’Barr, I found to be a very interesting and informative read. O’Barr goes all the way back to 1600s to begin his description of advertising. He quotes newspapers from the time and also […]
Week six’s readings were based around the topic of broadcasting, so they covered the commercialization of the radio, television advertisements, the history of advertising, and FDR’s use of the radio. The first two readings were introductions, “Brought to You By: Postward Television Advertising and the American Dream” and “Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy: the Battle for […]
This week, we’ve been focusing on the concept of mass media and early advertising. Some of the largest contributors to this was the advent of the television and the increased usage of the radio.In Lawrence Samuel’s article, he goes on to describe the consumer culture that rose in America to
The readings for this week all centered on the emergence of mass media in America and the history of advertising. I really enjoyed reading O’Barr’s history of advertising. It was similar to a timeline and I felt like it gave a really great…
Robert W. McChesney’s “Introduction” in Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy: The Battle for the Control of U.S. Broadcasting, 1928-1935, is about the commodification of the radio as a medium. As soon as the radio rose to prominence in American culture as a medium it was heavily regulated. Regulation of the 1920s and the 1930s changed […]
The readings for this week touched on a variety of subjects, including the debate over commercialization of radio broadcasting, the rise of television advertising, education of soldiers overseas, the history of American advertising, and FDR’s relationship with media. I really enjoyed the introduction to Brought to You By: Postward Television Advertising and the American Dream
The discussion of advertising has long roots in the USA. While today the ethics of native advertising, or advertisements disguised as articles that have become worryingly present in online publications, radio and television advertising has been an entrenched part of…
In her article entitled, “The Hello Girls: Women Telephone Operators with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I”, author and historian Jill Frahm writes about American women serving as telephone operators during World War II in Europe, specifically in France. Frahm, however, interestingly separates herself from most historians writing about these women by focusing …
School Begins, (Puck Magazine, January 25, 1899) Caption: “School Begins. Uncle Sam (to his new class in Civilization). Now, children, you’ve got to learn these lessons whether you want to or not! But just take a look at the class ahead of you, and remember that, in a little while, you will feel as glad …