Publication

1991 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [England], England

Language

English

Word Count

50,500 words, Guess

Page Count

202 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing246482

Classifications

  • DDC302.23
  • LCCP96.A83 N48 1991

Description

The Future of the Mass Audience focuses on how the changing technology and economics of the mass media in postindustrial society will influence public communication. It summarizes the results of a five-year study conducted in cooperation with the senior corporate planners at ABC, CBS, NBC, Time Warner, The New York Times, and the Washington Post. The central question is whether the new electronic media and the use of personal computers in the communication process will lead to a fragmentation or "demassification" of the mass audience. This study demonstrates, contrary to the opinion of some analysts, that the movement toward fragmentation and specialization will be modest and that the national media and common political culture will remain robust.

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