Public broadcasting has changed dramatically since its founding
in 1967. The growing equation of marketplace efficiency with the
public interest has, in Tom McCourt's analysis, undermined the
value of public goods and services. In addition, political and
cultural discourse is increasingly beset by fragmentation. Public
radio provides an exemplary site to examine the prospects and
problems of contemporary public life.
Beginning with a description of the events that led to the
creation of National Public Radio, McCourt discusses the
relationship between NPR and its affiliate stations and the ways in
which struggles over funding and programming have affected public
radio's agenda. He also examines how public radio incorporates the
roles of public representatives into its operations and how its
methods to determine the needs and interests of the public have
changed across the systeM's history. The social, political, and
economic pressures that have impacted the mission and practices of
National Public Radio, McCourt asserts, are manifest in all areas
of American life. Through extensive historical research, he
examines whether American public broadcasters, as represented by
NPR, have succeeded or failed to engender an enlightened,
participatory democracy.
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