television broadcasting

Buddy shows young readers what happens at a television station, describing the different people who work there and the equipment they use to create a televised talent show.

After moving to a new town, Jonah, an eleven-year-old with a big imagination, reinvents himself as a talk show host, hoping this will somehow bring his absent father back.

Frank and Joe must catch a villain calling himself the Masked Marauder before he blows up a television station.

Offers an inside look into the world of morning television, discussing guest booking wars, manic behavior by the producers, executives, and stars, and more.

Presents four arguments that together form the basis of the author's belief that television is a danger to individual health and sanity, the environment, and to democratic processes and therefore should be totally eliminated.

Explores the history of photography, film, television commercials, and other visual forms to show how new media change and expand our ways of understanding and communicating.

Describes the role that early television programming played in post-war American politics.

Introduces preteens to seven careers in the film and television industry, including camera operator, actor, and special effects artist, each with a description, outlines of basic responsibilities and qualifications, and a look at a typical day on the job.

Thirteen media professionals tell about their first year in the television business, discussing their failures and triumphs, and talking about how they were able to master the skills that allowed them to move up the career ladder.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at film and television, briefly reviewing their history, describing their different types, identifying the jobs available in film and television, featuring case studies that follow six stages in their production, and discussing delivery, careers, and the influence and future of film and television in society.