Changing channels [electronic resource] : the civil rights case that transformed television / Kay Mills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mills, Kay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Television--Law and legislation--United States--History--20th century.

Television.

Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting)--United States--History--20th century.

Fairness doctrine (Broadcasting).

African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century.

African Americans.

African Americans in television broadcasting--History--20th century.

African Americans in television broadcasting.

African Americans on television--History--20th century.

African Americans on television.

United States. Federal Communications Commission--Trials, litigation, etc.

United States.

WLBT (Television station : Jackson, Miss.)--Trials, litigation, etc.

WLBT (Television station : Jackson, Miss.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

CIVIL RIGHTS ̈ HISTORY ̈ BROADCAST JOURNALISM--> In the years before the civil rights era, American broadcasting reflected the interests of the white mainstream, especially in the South. Today, the face of local television throughout the nation mirrors the diversity of the local populations. The impetus for change began in 1964, when the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ and two black Mississippians, Aaron Henry and Reverend R. L. T. Smith, challenged the broadcasting license of WLBT, an NBC affiliate in Jackson, Mississippi. The lawsuit was the catalyst that would bring s

Contents:

Seeking a voice

Serving whose public interest?

Enter Warren Burger

The FCC hears no evil

Once again, a verdict

Exit Lamar Life, enter William Dilday

The struggle for control

National impact.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-43456-3

9786613434562

1-60473-604-6

OCLC:

774384400