Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media articles from March 2009

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media archives from March 2009

A note from Susan Brinson, on the occasion of assuming editorship of this journal.(Editorial)
March 1, 2009... I imagine that I feel the same way Frieda Hennock felt on that summer day in 1948 when she became an FCC commissioner: eager, thankful, and somewhat apprehensive. Similar to Frieda, who was excited to accept a federal position, I am equally...

The effect of television viewing on adolescents' civic participation: political efficacy as a mediating mechanism.(Report)
March 1, 2009... A democracy assumes that its citizens have motivation and agency to affect society through established political processes (Youniss & Yates, 1999). Social scientists in the last half-century have become increasingly interested in what motivates...

Taboo or not taboo? That is the question: offensive language on prime-time broadcast and cable programming.(Report)
March 1, 2009... At no time in history has more attention been paid to the use of offensive language on television than now. When the singer Bono excitedly blurted out, "This is really, really fucking brilliant," on the 2003 Golden Globes awards show, he...

The effects of viewing Grey's Anatomy on perceptions of doctors and patient satisfaction.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Until recently, a shortcoming within the doctor-patient literature was a dearth of theoretical models to explain the complexities that underlie this unique relationship. The doctor-patient relationship does not occur in a vacuum, thus,...

The spiral of violence: equity of violent reprisal in professional wrestling and its dispositional and motivational features.(Report)
March 1, 2009... The popularity attained by professional wrestling makes its presence impossible to ignore and concerns about its potential influence difficult to avoid. Nielsen research for Fall 2002 through Summer 2003 shows that, on average, 627,000 children...

A sales floor in the sky: Philadelphia department stores and the radio boom of the 1920s.(Report)
March 1, 2009... On March 18, 1922, two rival department stores in Philadelphia launched radio stations, projecting their sales floors far beyond the immediate, physical boundaries and into the ether (Barnouw, 1966, p. 100). WFI, operated by Strawbridge &...

Informing citizens: how people with different levels of education process television, newspaper, and Web news.(Report)
March 1, 2009... The early years of the twenty-first century are likely to be remembered, at least in news media circles, for a staggering decline in traditional news media use and a correlating growth in Web news consumption (Project for Excellence in...

Unraveling uses and effects of an Interactive Health Communication System.(Comprehensive Health Enhancement Support System)(Report)
March 1, 2009... The use of the Internet for health education has reached what many might consider a critical mass. According to the National Cancer Institute's Health Information National Trends Survey (Nelson et al., 2004), among women who have had breast...

Controversial rap themes, gender portrayals and skin tone distortion: a content analysis of rap music videos.(Report)
March 1, 2009... Since its introduction in 1981, rap music has grown greatly in popularity. However, rap music has also been a source of controversy (Dixon & Brooks, 2002; Dixon & Linz, 1997; Hansen & Hansen, 2000; Rose, 1994). Specifically, it has been accused...

Radio's America: The Great Depression and the rise of modern culture.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Lenthall, B. (2007). Radio's America: The Great Depression and the rise of modern culture. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 261 pages. Radio realized its fullest potential during the 1930s when the nation's future prospects seemed...

21st century journalism in India.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Rajan, N. (ed.). (2007). 21st century journalism in India. New Delhi: 1 Sage Publications. 324 pages. In sharp contrast to the United States where traditional media organizations are marked by declining revenues and shrinking audiences,...

Mobile communication and society: A global perspective.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Castells, M., Fernandez-Ardevol, M., Qiu, J. L., & Sey, A. (2007). Mobile communication and society: A global perspective. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. This theoretically hybrid, statistically significant, and culturally sensitive book...

The Columbia history of American television.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Edgerton, G. R. (2007) The Columbia history of American television. New York: Columbia University Press. 493 pages. The author has designed the book for the literary generalist, the "non-specialist" (p. xvii), the individual who may not be...

Live television: Time, space and the broadcast event.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Marriott, S. (2007). Live television: Time, space and the broadcast event. Los Angeles: Sage. 137 pages. Starting with the Langs' famed study of the 1951 MacArthur Day parade, scholars have been fascinated by the mediated realities conveyed...

"Something on My Own": Gertrude Berg and American broadcasting, 1929-1956.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Smith, G., Jr. (2007). "Something on My Own": Gertrude Berg and American broadcasting, 1929-1956. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. 293 pages. Gertrude Edelstein Berg, whose public image became interchangeable with that of...

Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Kumar, D. (2007). Outside the box: Corporate media, globalization, and the UPS strike. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. 237 pages. Students of the news will welcome Deepa Kumar's analysis of coverage of the 1997 UPS...

Television in the multichannel age: A brief history of cable television.(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Mullen, M.(2008). Television in the multichannel age: A brief history of cable television. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishing. 238 pages. With the inauguration of the domestic cable-satellite distribution system in 1975, television began...