Introduction: American Pluralism, Television Policy, and the Method of Equality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: American Pluralism, Television Policy, and the Method of Equality 1
5. 1. Broadcast Policy, Television Spectrum, and the Pluralist Logics of Inequality 34
6. 2. Contesting (In)Equality at the Margins of Television Reception 62
7. 3. Pay-TV Orders 87
8. 4. Local Origination, Public Access, and the Hierarchical Logics of Civic Culture 111
9. 5. Blue Skies, Black Cultures 137
10. Epilogue: Neutrality, Connectivity, or Equality When Media Converge 170
11. Notes 191
12. Select Bibliography 223
13. Index 237