Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. About the Author viii
3. Table of Contents ix
4. Acknowledgements xi
5. Introduction Why a History of Audience Research at Radio Liberty? 1
6. Prelude (1953–1965) My Road to Radio Liberty (amabile) 9
7. First Movement (1965–1970) Early Years of Audience Research at Radio Liberty (andante) 17
8. Second Movement (1970–1980) First Steps in Audience Interviewing (accelerato) 55
9. Third Movement (1980–1985) Audience Research Breaks New Ground (sforzando) 95
10. Fourth Movement (1986–1990) Perestroika Changes the Game (fuocoso) 171
11. Fifth Movement (1991–1994) The End of the USSR and the Post-Soviet Transition (vittorioso, capriccioso, lamentoso) 281
12. Postlude (2022) Past Successes, Future Challenges (coda) 325
13. Afterword Ukraine 2022: The Information War (agitato) 333
14. Appendix 1 Charts Referenced in Narrative 341
15. Appendix 2 Some of Those Who Crossed My Path 355
16. Appendix 3 The MIT Connection and Computer Simulation 377
17. Appendix 4 Some Examples of SAAOR Reporting and Survey Questions Asked 387
18. Appendix 5 Profiles of the SAAOR Team 399
19. Bibliography 407
20. Index 411