Inside the Presidential Debates: Their Improbable Past and Promising Future
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Book Overview
Newton Minow's long engagement with the world of television began nearly fifty years ago when President Kennedy appointed him chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. As its head, Minow would famously dub TV a "vast wasteland," thus inaugurating a career dedicated to reforming television to better serve the public interest. Since then, he has been chairman of PBS and on the board of CBS and elsewhere, but his most lasting contribution remains...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0226530418
ISBN13:9780226530413
Release Date:April 2008
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:219 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Timely, timely book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
I know I'm biased, since I'm a family member, but Newton Minow's book really does take the reader inside the Presidential Debates, from Kennedy Nixon to the present day. Minow has been on the Presidential Debates Commission and its predecessors and shows you the good as well as the bad. Must reading for this election season.
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