Love, Light, and a Dream: Television's Past, Present, and Future

James Roman

Aug 1998 · Greenwood Publishing Group

About this ebook

Love, Light, and a Dream is a timely and provocative look at the medium of television as one of the cultural vehicles carrying us toward the 21st century. It provides an up-to-the-minute review of developments and trends shaping the policy and regulatory issues that exert the strongest influence on the evolution of information technology.

Topics covered in this study include the Federal Communications Commission and its role as a regulatory body, the relationship between cable services and telephone systems as information providers, television advertising campaigns and the structure of the agency business, public television and its struggle for financial independence, and the culture of television news and the creation of a journalistic mythology.

Ratings and reviews

As the executive producer of a TV series (Instant Recall) described by Roman as a quiz show, which was in fact a news magazine, I would not trust a single piece of information in this book.

About the author

JAMES ROMAN is Associate Professor of Media Studies at Hunter College. His publications include works on the funding and culture of both cable and public television. He is the author of Cablemania (1983).