Politics of Public Broadcasting in Britain and Japan - The Bbc and Nhk Compared

This book explores the remarkably similar national public broadcasters of Britain and Japan - the BBC and NHK.

List of contents

1. Introducing NHK and the BBC 2. Same Rules, Same Remits 3. Different Roles 4. Chaos of the Ether (Radio 1920s–1940s) 5. NHK Remade (1945–1952) 6. Sex and Violence (Television 1950s–1970s) 7. Video Didn’t Kill the Radio Star (Satellite TV 1980s–1990s) 8. Moving Online (Internet 2000s) 9. Battles for the BBC (2000–2021) 10. NHK and Politics 2000–2021: Abe, Memory, and Nostalgia 11. NHK and the Comfort Women 12. Not Dead Yet! The Future of Public Service Media

About the author

Henry Laurence is Associate Professor at Bowdoin College, Maine, USA.

Summary

This book explores the remarkably similar national public broadcasters of Britain and Japan – the BBC and NHK.

Product details

• Authors: Henry Laurence, Laurence Henry
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032310398
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3231039-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Radio, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Social research & statistics, Social research and statistics, Radio technology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General