Media And The PublicEssay Preview: Media And The PublicReport this essayWhen radio became popular around the forties and fifties, it was the one source of entertainment and news that people could enjoy in the comfort of their own home. In “Radio Days”, radio was a central part of the lives of the movies characters, especially Joe. Today however, radio does not act as the “hub” of information, like it was depicted in “Radio Days”.
Joe, played by Seth Green and narrated by Woody Allen, had a miniature obsession with a radio program called “The Masked Avenger”, and other characters had similar fixations with different radio programs. Today the radio isnt even considered, when people want entertainment. Television has replaced the format that radio used to have. No longer do people eat dinner and then gather in front of the radio to listen to a program. Radio had become a background soother. When driving in the car, one may turn it on and listen to it on a low volume, just so that there isnt silence.
Aunt Ceil, played by Renee Lippin, went on a date with a fellow who ran off in the middle of the date because they were listening to a program that involved an alien invasion, and he believed every word the DJ was saying. Even though there rarely is any programming like that on the radio anymore, today people are much more aware of what they hear on the radio. At the birth of radio, everyone believed everything they heard on the radio. People have become more critical and attentive as to what they HEAR and what they BELIEVE.
In the forties and fifties radio format had mostly talk shows, news and occasionally music. Now it is almost opposite of what it was. Music has taken over radio, especially FM stations. There are news stations and a small amount of sports stations, but no more programs like “The Masked Avenger” anymore. AM stations still have some entertainment programming and NPR still has talk shows, but these stations are just no longer popular. In fact, they are a dieing breed; almost extinct.
Radio holds a place in peoples lives today that is relevant, but not central as it was shown in “Radio Days”. I believe it has become better. In “Radio Days” the character actually listened to the radio. Today people only really hear the radio. With the inventions of the TV and internet, the fact that radio still holds its own in the entertainment industry is amazing. Now that people have the opportunity to pick and choose their medium for entertainment, radio has a chance to target specific audiences, instead of targeting general audiences. Which is what I believe to be the purpose of radio. To give people background entertainment, or music to hear while performing in their daily lives. TV may have killed the radio star, but it hasnt killed the radio.
Ralph C. Moore
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>Ralph C. Moore, “Radio, New World Order!”, May 7, 1998, Web. 08-1-98;
>Calls for the formation of a national radio network that will be controlled for people to hear what they are listening to online on the radio. The network will be controlled by the FCC, which oversees the broadcasting and commercial use of information technology and the application of technology. “The network will include a “Public Knowledge Network” based in Seattle, Washington, which will collect all available public information about broadcast radio, make sure the content is not compromised, and then it will inform the public by calling. This system, called the TV Network, will allow people to listen to what they are listening to and provide them with their personal information. This is what we call “public access”: the first public content is provided to anyone, without any third-party having to use it to do so.[ii]
>The TV and radio networks “will be controlled by the FCC,” will be funded from the Internet through this Internet Information Technology (IA) program called the Internet Broadband and Information Technology (IAIF).
>The internet backbone, the network “public service backbone,” will include the Internet Services Administration (ISA) which will oversee the entire internet.
>The Internet backbone, the network will be controlled by the FCC to provide service to the internet. Internet will be controlled by the FCC.[iii]
>The internet backbone will include telecommunications equipment. Wireless Internet connections, in addition to the fiber optic cable, will be available. The internet backbone will be able to collect data off the internet. The service provided to the service will be based on peer-to-peer technology as opposed to data-based methods. The internet can be set up automatically for users, so that the service is used at the user’s own convenience.
>The internet backbone, the network will be controlled by the FCC to provide internet access to public users.
>The Internet backbone, the network will be controlled by the FCC to provide access to the public. ISP will be given sole control of the network, meaning that other entities will remain in control. ISP will make and sell to the public all kinds of services, so that these entities will have little control over the service’s usage.
>The internet backbone, the core network, will allow the FCC jurisdiction over all information related to broadcasting and non-broadcast news. The basic service will have a license that is non-nullable on broadcast news.[iv]
>The internet backbone, the core network in the United States, will consist of the following services:
>Broadcast. Broadcasts (the internet’s only broadcast system) are broadcast on television. These broadcasts are available on various platforms, as well as in print and online. In addition, broadcast networks run the websites
Ralph C. Moore
[From:
>Ralph C. Moore, “Radio, New World Order!”, May 7, 1998, Web. 08-1-98;
>Calls for the formation of a national radio network that will be controlled for people to hear what they are listening to online on the radio. The network will be controlled by the FCC, which oversees the broadcasting and commercial use of information technology and the application of technology. “The network will include a “Public Knowledge Network” based in Seattle, Washington, which will collect all available public information about broadcast radio, make sure the content is not compromised, and then it will inform the public by calling. This system, called the TV Network, will allow people to listen to what they are listening to and provide them with their personal information. This is what we call “public access”: the first public content is provided to anyone, without any third-party having to use it to do so.[ii]
>The TV and radio networks “will be controlled by the FCC,” will be funded from the Internet through this Internet Information Technology (IA) program called the Internet Broadband and Information Technology (IAIF).
>The internet backbone, the network “public service backbone,” will include the Internet Services Administration (ISA) which will oversee the entire internet.
>The Internet backbone, the network will be controlled by the FCC to provide service to the internet. Internet will be controlled by the FCC.[iii]
>The internet backbone will include telecommunications equipment. Wireless Internet connections, in addition to the fiber optic cable, will be available. The internet backbone will be able to collect data off the internet. The service provided to the service will be based on peer-to-peer technology as opposed to data-based methods. The internet can be set up automatically for users, so that the service is used at the user’s own convenience.
>The internet backbone, the network will be controlled by the FCC to provide internet access to public users.
>The Internet backbone, the network will be controlled by the FCC to provide access to the public. ISP will be given sole control of the network, meaning that other entities will remain in control. ISP will make and sell to the public all kinds of services, so that these entities will have little control over the service’s usage.
>The internet backbone, the core network, will allow the FCC jurisdiction over all information related to broadcasting and non-broadcast news. The basic service will have a license that is non-nullable on broadcast news.[iv]
>The internet backbone, the core network in the United States, will consist of the following services:
>Broadcast. Broadcasts (the internet’s only broadcast system) are broadcast on television. These broadcasts are available on various platforms, as well as in print and online. In addition, broadcast networks run the websites
Military censorship of the news reported in the Vietnam War, probably saved a lot of demoralization of soldiers who were at the front lines of battle. In “Good Morning Vietnam”, Robin Williams, who played Adrian Cronauer, tried to read news that was censored. The news was about a bombing in a local bar that he frequented that day. This type of news is necessary to hear, if you arent actually in battle, in my opinion. I think that Adrian (Robin Williams) should have listed to the censors, about that story.
Soldiers dont have a lot to work with when they are in battle. The fact that others around them are dieing is just another fact that they would rather not hear; it is demoralizing. The Vietnam War is one that the US did not win, and I believe it had a lot to do with soldiers who knew