Australian Radio Listeners and Television Viewers

Historical Perspectives
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-54639-7
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 167 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 246 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in the History of the Media

This lively and accessible book charts how Australian audiences have engaged with radio and television since the 1920s. Ranging across both the commercial and public service broadcasting sectors, it recovers and explores the lived experiences of a wide cross-section of Australian listeners and viewers. Offering new perspectives on how audiences have responded to broadcast content, and how radio and television stations have been part of the lives of Australians, over the past one hundred years, this book invites us into the dynamic world created for children by the radio industry, traces the operations of radio and television clubs across Australia, and uncovers the workings of the Australian Broadcasting Commission’s viewers’ advisory committees. It also opens up the fan mail received by Australian broadcasting stations and personalities, delves into the complaints ?les of regulators, and teases out the role of participants and studio audiences in popular matchmaking programs.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Griffen-Foley, Bridget

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Mediengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften Fernsehen & Rundfunk
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Aunties, Uncles and Argonauts.- 2. The Fan Mail Trail.- 3. Public Affairs On-Air.- 4. Club Loyalty.- 5. Viewing Television by Committee.- 6. Talking Back.- 7. Outrage and Complaint.- 8. Matchmaking.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Bridget Griffen-Foley is Professor of Media at Macquarie University, Australia.