A media studies monograph by Stewart M. Hoover, published by Sage Publications in 1988, examining American religious broadcasting's social and political context through the historical development of the electronic church and a series of interviews with actual viewers about their beliefs, viewing habits and the role religious broadcasting played in their wider religious lives. A foundational academic study of religious broadcasting's audience rather than only its content or its producers.
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AuthorStewart M. Hoover
PublisherSage Publications
Publication Year1988
URLhttps://academic.oup.com/socrel/article-abstract/51/3/335/1701851
Source Typeacademic monograph
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A media studies monograph by an academic (later Professor of Media Studies and Religious Studies, University of Colorado Boulder), based on interviews with actual religious broadcasting audiences. Placed at this atlas's top tier for its documented, interview based method studying religious broadcasting from the audience's own side rather than only the broadcaster's. Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
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