Confessions to a new public: Video Nation Shorts

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Video Nation Shorts, a defunct programme was a public broadcasting, tradition of access television and confessional culture. It is argued that despite it being brief and relegated to late-night schedule, the Video Nation Shorts helped to constitute a critical change in the framing of the public sphere.

Radio and Television Broadcasting, Noncommercial Broadcasting, Criticism and interpretation, Documentary films, Documentary movies, Public broadcasting

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Pop music radio in the public service: BBC Radio 1 and new music in the 1990s

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This article examines the management of BBC Radio 1 throughout the 1990s, focusing on how radio's selection of music and scheduling influences public tastes. Topics addressed include British popular music, and the management of commercial versus public service radio stations.

Social aspects, Management, Radio broadcasting industry, British Broadcasting Corp., Music, Popular music, Radio programs, Public service, Public service radio programs

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The language of complaint

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The author examines objections to sex and violence on television. Topics include gender differences, viewer surveys, and public attitudes.

Analysis, Surveys, Mass media, Television viewers, Violence in television, Sex in television, Broadcasting policy, Audiences, Television violence, Television sex

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