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    profession. The world's first radio disc jockey was Ray Newby, of Stockton, California. In 1909, at 16 years of age, he began regularly playing records on a small transmitter while a student at Herrold College of Engineering and Wireless, located in San Jose, California, under the authority of radio pioneer Charles "Doc" Herrold. (“History of the Disk Jockey”). By 1910, regular radio broadcasting had started to use "live" as well as prerecorded sound. In the early radio age, content typically included

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    political leaders worldwide by identifying, and reflecting their ideas through the mass communication epidemic. The article “Broadcasting Populist Leadership: Hugo Chávez and Aló Presidente” was written by Eduardo Frajman and published in the Journal of Latin America in August 2014. During the political period of Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez (1999-2013), used a broadcasting strategy to create a movement by airing a TV show called “Aló Presidente.” One of the populist strategies used by political

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    through its digital distribution on mobile or social media, it will always be in some form that integral part of how American society is informed. Although the telegraph was first in providing electronic communication in the 19th Century, 'radio' is considered the grandfather of modern day electronics which led to television and where we are today with the Internet, computers, and all types of audio and video devices. Keeping this in mind,

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    Kayla Mallari Professor Hogen-Esch Pols 155 The Fairness Doctrine was a policy established by the Federal Communications Commission, that states those with broadcast license such as radio stations and television programs must present controversial public issues in way that is honest, balanced, and fair within the time of their program. The policy was passed by Congress in 1949, its main concern was that diverse views and controversial issues that regard the public be available for society to

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    CBS Broadcast Conspiracy

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    the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. CBS is responsible because it broadcasted the show and if the show hadn’t been broadcasted, the panic would have never happened. “The radio play, narrated by Orson Welles, had been written and performed to sound like a real news broadcast about an invasion from Mars (“’War of the Worlds’: Behind the 1938 Radio Show Panic” 1). CBS broadcasted the story like it was a real news announcement making it sound very realistic and more believable. If CBS hadn’t made it as realistic

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    Radio History

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    Joe Clark January 21, 2002 Mrs. Perkins AP U.S. History The radio has evolved over time. The radio we listen to today has a different format, purpose, viewer reach, and clarity than it did before the 1950s. The radio has survived the threat of the television industry by changing with the times. It has been dealt with in the law through acts and the creation of the government regulating agency (FCC). Today the radio is the cheapest and most affective way to communicate with everyone around the

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    The U.S.’ negative dominance has been so damaging to Canadian culture that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, also known as the CRTC has had to step in and implement laws under the 1991 Broadcasting Act of Canada (Branch, Legislative Services). The CRTC says, “One of our goals is to ensure that Canadian broadcasting content meets the needs and interests of Canadians by delivering compelling, high-quality Canadian-made creative content from diverse sources on a variety

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    This argument shows the strong support that many people felt for radio broadcasting. Radio broadcasting contributed to the survival of baseball in two ways. First, radio broadcast kept people who could not afford tickets interested in the game. Second, radio broadcasting brought in new fans that lived far away or never could afford to attend games. Therefore, radio broadcasting was a popular and ingenious contribution to the survival of baseball during the great depression

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    Bringing Canadians Together In 1991, Canada passed the broadcasting act in order to ensure that all media in Canada operates in way that provides unbiased facts to all Canadians. Through this act the Canadian Government ensures that all funds spent on financing public broadcasting in this fine nation goes to further developing our culture, and creating a distinction between Canadian and American ways of life. Public broadcasting see that each dollar spent on Canadian media solidifies a platform

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    for developing any community, radio, in particular community radio can be a supportive tool to cover wide range of population. In addition, it has a great influencing power to motivate the marginalised group of people According to the Community Radio Installation, Broadcast and Operation Policy (2008) by Ministry of Information of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, in the guidelines part, it stated that “Community radio is, in effect, a form of public-service broadcasting, which serves a community rather

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