Bill Kirkpatrick: Dissertation
Please follow the links below to read or download my dissertation,
Localism in American Media, 1920-1934.
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BRIEF ABSTRACT
Against the backdrop of the United States coming to terms with modernity, this study explores how regulators, the radio industry, and the public used discourses and structures of "localism" in a range of struggles to shape the media system.
