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ISBN10: 0809329182, ISBN13: 9780809329182, [publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale] Softcover Paperback. Americas First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBCs 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against the backdrop of postwar America and contextualized by myriad primary sources including original interviews and unpublished material, Helffrichs reports illustrate how early censorship of advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race shaped the new medium. While other books have cited Helffrichs reports, none have considered them as a body of work, complemented by the details of Helffrichs life and the era in which he lived. Americas First Network TV Censor explores the ways in which Helffrichs 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 Helffrichs 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 the ways that 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, contribut ...
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ISBN10: 0809329182, ISBN13: 9780809329182, [publisher: Southern Illinois University Press] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. An examination of early television censorship, centered around the papers of Stockton Helffrich, the first manager of the censorship department at NBC. It 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.
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ISBN10: 0809329182, ISBN13: 9780809329182, [publisher: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale] Softcover Paperback. Americas First Network TV Censor: The Work of NBCs 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, Helffrichs reports illustrate how early censorship of advertising, language, and depictions of sex, violence, and race shaped the new medium. While other books have cited Helffrichs reports, none have considered them as a body of work, complemented by the details of Helffrichs life and the era in which he lived. Americas First Network TV Censor explores the ways in which Helffrichs 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 Helffrichs 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 the ways that 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, contribut ...

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Southern Illinois University Press, Date: 2010-04-23. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2010. Southern Illinois University Press ISBN 0809329182 9780809329182 [US]