[Free and download] NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio
| #561594 in Books | 2005-06-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.02 x.63 x5.98l,1.00 | File Name: 0231121601 | 216 pages
||6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.| Well researched history, lack of critical faculty|By Z. Stiegler|First, the good: McCauley's research is admirable, and if what you're looking for is a history of NPR as a network/institution, this book excels in that respect.
However, I take issue with McCauley's general approach. From its first pages, it is clear that he is a cheerleader for NPR. Which is fine -|From Publishers Weekly|Any history of a large corporation must cover finances and bureaucracy to some degree, but McCauley's account of NPR's past rarely ventures beyond these subjects. The author, who worked in radio for 15 years and is now a communications pr
The people who shaped America's public broadcasting system thought it should be "a civilized voice in a civilized community"―a clear alternative to commercial broadcasting. This book tells the story of how NPR has tried to embody this idea. Michael P. McCauley describes NPR's evolution from virtual obscurity in the early 1970s, when it was riddled with difficulties―political battles, unseasoned leadership, funding problems―to a first-rate broadcast organization. [PDF.wh34] NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio Rating: 3.88 (616 Votes)
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You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio | Michael McCauley.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.