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Robert Pondillo

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Description:This title explores a censor's role in the shaping of a new medium. "America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich" is a unique examination of early television censorship, centered around the papers of Stockton Helffrich, the first manager of the censorship department at NBC. Set against the backdrop of postwar America and contextualized by myriad primary sources including original interviews and unpublished material, Helffrich's reports illustrate how early censorship of advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race shaped the new medium. While other books have cited Helffrich's reports, none have considered them as a body of work, complemented by the details of Helffrich's life and the era in which he lived. "America's First Network TV Censor" explores the ways in which Helffrich's personal history and social class influenced his perception of his role as NBC-TV censor and his tendency to ignore certain political and cultural taboos while embracing others. Author Robert Pondillo considers Helffrich's life in broadcasting before and after the Second World War, and his censorial work in the context of 1950s American culture and emerging network television. Pondillo discusses how cultural phenomena, including the arrival of the mid-twentieth-century religious boom, McCarthyism, the dawn of the Civil Rights era, and the social upheaval over sex, music, and youth, contributed to a general sense that the country was morally adrift and ripe for communist takeover. The resulting social anxiety set the stage for censorship's 'Golden Age.' Five often-censored subjects - advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race - are explored in detail, exposing the surprising complexity and nuance of early media censorship. Among questions on Helffrich's mind: will too many sadistic Westerns coarsen children? How can homosexuality be discussed without using the word 'homosexuality'? And how can toilet paper be advertised without offending people? His answers to these and other questions helped shape the broadcast media we know today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich. To get started finding America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This title explores a censor's role in the shaping of a new medium. "America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich" is a unique examination of early television censorship, centered around the papers of Stockton Helffrich, the first manager of the censorship department at NBC. Set against the backdrop of postwar America and contextualized by myriad primary sources including original interviews and unpublished material, Helffrich's reports illustrate how early censorship of advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race shaped the new medium. While other books have cited Helffrich's reports, none have considered them as a body of work, complemented by the details of Helffrich's life and the era in which he lived. "America's First Network TV Censor" explores the ways in which Helffrich's personal history and social class influenced his perception of his role as NBC-TV censor and his tendency to ignore certain political and cultural taboos while embracing others. Author Robert Pondillo considers Helffrich's life in broadcasting before and after the Second World War, and his censorial work in the context of 1950s American culture and emerging network television. Pondillo discusses how cultural phenomena, including the arrival of the mid-twentieth-century religious boom, McCarthyism, the dawn of the Civil Rights era, and the social upheaval over sex, music, and youth, contributed to a general sense that the country was morally adrift and ripe for communist takeover. The resulting social anxiety set the stage for censorship's 'Golden Age.' Five often-censored subjects - advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race - are explored in detail, exposing the surprising complexity and nuance of early media censorship. Among questions on Helffrich's mind: will too many sadistic Westerns coarsen children? How can homosexuality be discussed without using the word 'homosexuality'? And how can toilet paper be advertised without offending people? His answers to these and other questions helped shape the broadcast media we know today.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich. To get started finding America's First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBC's Stockton Helffrich, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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