In his highly praised Republic of Mass Culture, James L. Baughman offers a lively analysis of the impact that the advent of television has had on America's medi

"Successfully integrates media content, commerce, technology, and external influences and... traces the interconnected web of the established media and the emer

"Successfully integrates media content, commerce, technology, and external influences and... traces the interconnected web of the established media and the emer

Carefully drawing on interdisciplinary communication research, The Republic of Mass Culture presents a lively analysis of the shifting objectives and challenges

As television transformed American culture in the 1950s, critics feared the influence of this newly pervasive mass medium on the nation's literature. While many