 | Sound Business: Newspapers, Radio, and the Politics of New Media Subjects: Radio broadcasting -- Ownership -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Radio broadcasting -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Newspaper publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Newspaper publishing -- Pol; Sound Business tunes in on a neglected aspect of U.S. media history, the role newspaper owners played in the development of radio. This rigorously researched and balanced history of the news business and government regulation expands our understanding of mid-twentieth-century America and offers lessons for the digital age. Michael Stamm is Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University. |
