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Channeling violence : the economic market for violent television programming / James T. Hamilton.
Van Pelt Library PN1992.8.V55 H36 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamilton, James, 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence on television--United States.
- Violence on television.
- Television broadcasting--Economic aspects.
- Television broadcasting.
- United States.
- Television broadcasting--Economic aspects--United States.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- "If it bleeds, it leads" guides news directors to open broadcasts with the most violent stories first. Author James Hamilton examines the microstructure of incentives that operate at every level of television broadcasting and suggests ways to reduce violent programming without restricting broadcasters' right to compete. Illustrated.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0691048487
- OCLC:
- 37976064
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