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Think Presidential Debates Are Dull? Thank 1950s TV Game Shows
The only debate arrangement that everyone could agree to 60 years ago remains in place today – the game show format.
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Michael J. Socolow
via
The Conversation
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December 17, 2019
It Didn’t Start with Facebook: Surveillance and the Commercial Media
The era of audience exploitation began in earnest thanks in large part to the experiments of Dr. Frank Stanton in the 1930s.
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Michael J. Socolow
via
We're History
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May 1, 2018
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Why Ajit Pai is Wrong About Net Neutrality
FCC regulations have long promoted innovation that benefits consumers, not stifled it.
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Michael J. Socolow
via
Made by History
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December 14, 2017
America’s Love Affair With the Hindenburg
Before the German zeppelin met its fiery demise, it was an object of fascination for U.S. radio listeners.
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Michael J. Socolow
via
Slate
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May 5, 2017
The Myth of the War of the Worlds Panic
Orson Welles’ infamous 1938 radio program did not touch off nationwide hysteria. Why does the legend persist?
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Michael J. Socolow
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Jefferson Pooley
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Slate
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October 28, 2013