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Standpoint: On Early Mass Communication Study

. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 36 (4): 467--471 (1992)
DOI: 10.1080/08838159209364194

Abstract

The early study of mass communication, launched in response to the rapid growth of the radio broadcasting industry and focused on media effects, was facilitated by academic advances in theory and research methods, but was driven by commercial, not theoretical, concerns.

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