Channeling violence
Subtitle: the economic market for violent television programming
By: James T. Hamilton.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
Subjects: Violence on television; Television broadcasting -- Economic aspects -- United States
Description: In this book, James Hamilton presents the first major theoretical and empirical examination of the market for television violence. Hamilton examines in detail the microstructure of incentives that operate at every level of television broadcasting, from programming and advertising to viewer behavior, so that remedies can be devised to reduce violent programming without restricting broadcasters' right to compete.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-384) and index.