Document Type

Book Review

Publication Date

1997

Publication Title

Journal of Radio Studies

Volume

4

Issue

1

First Page

292

Last Page

293

Abstract

Peter M. Lewis and Jerry Booth. The Invisible Medium. Washington, DC: Howard University Press, 1990.

The critical theme presented by the authors of this book is that radio has become an "invisible medium." They blame this condition on its subordination to television in public policy debate, and because of the infrequent attention it receives through critical and scholarly studies. They examine the two predominant models of radio—public service and commercial—and survey alternative radio practice in both Western and Third World countries. Throughout the book, they stress the underestimated potential of radio as a contemporary mass communication instrument and contend that, by meeting needs left unattended by public and commercial radio models, community radio constitutes an important and viable mode of public communication.

Comments

This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of an article published in Hilt, M.L. (1997). Book reviews: The Invisible Man. Journal of Radio Studies, 4, 1, 278-300. © 1997 Taylor & Francis, available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19376529709391698#.UiDDL8W7EnQ.

Journal of Radio Studies is the former title of this journal; it is currently titled Journal of Radio and Audio Media.

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