‘‘The Air Belongs to the People’’: The Rise and Fall of a Postwar Radio Reform Movement

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Media Reform; Media History; Broadcast Policy; Radio Studies; Social Movements
Broadcast and Video Studies
Communication
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Social Influence and Political Communication
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The postwar 1940s witnessed the beginnings of a full-fledged broadcast reform movement composed of labor activists, African Americans, disaffected intellectuals, Progressives, educators, and religious organizations. Although this reform movement would never realize the full sum of its parts before it was quelled by reactionary forces, it would succeed in registering significant victories as well as laying the necessary groundwork for future reform. The following analysis draws from archival materials and interviews to recover a largely forgotten moment in broadcast history, one that holds much contemporary relevance for current media reform efforts and media policy issues.

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2013-10-01
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Critical Studies in Media Communication
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