Public broadcasting is arguably the single most important social, cultural, and journalistic institution of the twentieth century. In the past 15 years it has been assaulted politically, ideologically, technologically, and is everywhere in retreat. This book considers the idea of public service broadcasting and examines in detail the assault made upon it.
Part I 1. Public Service Broadcasting 2. Principles of Public Service 3. The Deconstruction of Public Service Broadcasting Part II 4. Reinventing the BBC in the 1950s 5. The BBC and Funding 6. Conquerors, Culture, and Communication: The Foundation of Post-war Japanese Broadcasting 7. The Making of an Institution: The Rebirth of NHK 8. Conquerors, Culture, and Communication: The Intellectual Roots of Post-war German Broadcasting 9. Conquerors, Culture, and Communication: The Creation of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk Part III 10. Video Kombat and Highway Building 11. The New Television in Britain 12. Broadcasting and New Technologies: The Case of Japan 13. A Stricken Place: The Condition of American Public Television Part IV 14. The Ceremony of Innocence: The Condition of Public Service Broadcasting Bibliography Index Part I 1. Public Service Broadcasting 2. Principles of Public Service 3. The Deconstruction of Public Service Broadcasting Part II 4. Reinventing the BBC in the 1950s 5. The BBC and Funding 6. Conquerors, Culture, and Communication: The Foundation of Post-war Japanese Broadcasting 7. The Making of an Institution: The Rebirth of NHK 8. Conquerors, Culture, and Communication: The Intellectual Roots of Post-war German Broadcasting 9. Conquerors, Culture, and Communication: The Creation of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk Part III 10. Video Kombat and Highway Building 11. The New Television inl°
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