In the Public Interest? The State of Local Television Programming Fifteen Years After Deregulation (Journal Article)

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Ernest Hakanen, Ronald Bishop
The Journal of Communication Inquiry
26: ( 1 July 2002 ) : 261
Topic(s) of work:
Commercial broadcasting, Journalism, Television, Public Goods

Abstract

The authors' research tests the assertion that deregulation of broadcasting has caused a decline in the amount of local non-news programming produced by commercial television stations. Locally produced programming from stations in three markets was analyzed for the years 1976 (before deregulation), 1985 (during deregulation), and 1997.

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