History and policy in American broadcast treatment of religion

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Religion has influenced broadcasting policy-making throughout broadcasting's history, yet religion does not appear to have a prominent place in the public media. Christian groups such as Catholics and Protestants were given responsibility by broadcasters to air mainstream programming in the 1930s though networks claimed full control over religious content. Small networks airing televangelist programs undermined the powers of mainstream religious leaders in the broadcasting arena and led to a lessening of religious programming on the commercial networks.

Broadcasting, Portrayals, Religion, Mass media, Religion in mass media

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Caribbean telecommunications policy: fashioned by debt, dependency and underdevelopment

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Factors such as external debt and lack of technology have contributed to the monopoly of British telecommunication company, Cable and Wireless, in the telecommunication industry of the English-speaking Caribbean. The insistence of international funding agencies such as the IMF and the World Bank on privatization has also led to the strengthening of the monopoly of Cable and Wireless. The Caribbean governments have failed to develop proper regulatory conditions, while the company itself plays a role in formulating the regulatory policies.

Foreign operations, Telecommunication policy, Telecommunications policy, Caribbean Islands, Cable & Wireless Communications Inc.

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The role of telecommunications in economic growth: proposal for an alternative framework of analysis

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Singapore's growth in telecommunications since 1967 suggests there is a symbiotic relationship between developing technology and the reasoning supporting its proliferation. Telecommunications does not externally drive economic growth, but is connected to global economic transformation. The weakness in this relationship is a lack of technocratic perspective.

Economic aspects, Economics, Singapore, Science and technology policy, Telecommunications, Telecommunication

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