{"product_id":"the-indecent-screen-regulating-television-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback-softback-9780813594064","title":"The Indecent Screen; Regulating Television in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813594064","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Indecent Screen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRegulating Television in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCynthia Chris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813594064\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 7 January 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e254 pages, 15 B\u0026amp;W\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen \u003c\/i\u003emay represent the literal 'bookend' on the history of broadcasting in relation to questions of choice in the market, public service and the airwaves, and decency. It could not be more timely and engaged with present debates.\" \u003c\/div\u003e— Victoria E. Johnson, author of Heartland TV: Prime Time Television and the Struggle for U.S. Identity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive look at the limits and limitations of contemporary media policy.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Jennifer Holt, author of Empires of Entertainment: Media Industries and the Politics of Deregulation, 1980-1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Instead of...innovations quelling concerns that TV networks were too often transmitting indecent material that was accessible to children, complaints about indecency skyrocketed soon after the turn of the century. Chris demonstrates that these clashes are significant battles over the role of family, the role of government, and the value of free speech in our lives, arguing that an uncensored media is so imperative to the public good that we can, and must, endure the occasional indecent screen.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Concurring Opinions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Choice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Mass Communication and media law scholars will find this text most helpful.\" \u003c\/div\u003e— Communications Booknotes Quarterly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and necessary contribution to the field of censorship studies, and like broadcast television itself, justifies its place with enthralling detail and a powerful, complex history.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Journal of Digital Media \u0026amp; Policy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Instead of...innovations quelling concerns that TV networks were too often transmitting indecent material that was accessible to children, complaints about indecency skyrocketed soon after the turn of the century. Chris demonstrates that these clashes are significant battles over the role of family, the role of government, and the value of free speech in our lives, arguing that an uncensored media is so imperative to the public good that we can, and must, endure the occasional indecent screen.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Concurring Opinions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and necessary contribution to the field of censorship studies, and like broadcast television itself, justifies its place with enthralling detail and a powerful, complex history.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Journal of Digital Media \u0026amp; Policy\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen \u003c\/i\u003emay represent the literal 'bookend' on the history of broadcasting in relation to questions of choice in the market, public service and the airwaves, and decency. It could not be more timely and engaged with present debates.\" \u003c\/div\u003e— Victoria E. Johnson, author of Heartland TV: Prime Time Television and the Struggle for U.S. Identity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen\u003c\/i\u003e is an incisive look at the limits and limitations of contemporary media policy.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Jennifer Holt, author of Empires of Entertainment: Media Industries and the Politics of Deregulation, 1980-1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Recommended.\"\u003c\/div\u003e— Choice\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"Mass Communication and media law scholars will find this text most helpful.\" \u003c\/div\u003e— Communications Booknotes Quarterly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Indecent Screen\u003c\/i\u003e explores clashes over indecency in broadcast television among U.S.-based media advocates, television professionals, the Federal Communications Commission, and TV audiences. Cynthia Chris focuses on the decency debates during an approximately twenty-year period since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which in many ways restructured the media environment. Simultaneously, ever increasing channel capacity, new forms of distribution, and time-shifting (in the form of streaming and on-demand viewing options) radically changed how, when, and what we watch. But instead of these innovations quelling concerns that TV networks were too often transmitting indecent material that was accessible to children, complaints about indecency skyrocketed soon after the turn of the century. Chris demonstrates that these clashes are significant battles over the role of family, the role of government, and the value of free speech in our lives, arguing that an uncensored media is so imperative to the public good that we can, and must, endure the occasional indecent screen. \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: What We Talk About When We Talk About Television and Indecency\u003cbr\u003e 1 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Brief History of Indecency in Media in the Twentieth Century\u003cbr\u003e 2 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Targeting Television in the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e 3 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Television: More or Less?\u003cbr\u003e 4 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bleeps and Other Obscenities\u003cbr\u003e 5 \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Who's Afraid of Dick Smart? The Body Politic, Public Access, and the Punitive State\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Future of Indecency, and Why It Matters\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563724960024,"sku":"9780813594064","price":24.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-indecent-screen-regulating-television-in-the-twenty-first-century-paperback-softback-9780813594064","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}