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Clearing the Silence: The Rise of Clear Channel Communications and the Fall of Public Opinion

Rabinowitz, Amanda M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207926475

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2008, Master of Arts, University of Akron, Communication.
The purpose of this thesis was to analyze WJER-FM Radio, Inc. in rural Dover, Ohio, which is one of the few small-market independent stations in the country, as it changes ownership to Clear Channel Communications. Clear Channel owns more than 1,200 stations in the country. Lack of diversity of ownership silences public opinion and jeopardizes democracy through Clear Channel's monopoly on the airwaves and lack of social responsibility for the communities it serves. The research gauged the opinions and perceptions of current and former WJER employees and community members to determine what impact, if any, the corporation had on public opinion.
N.J. Brown (Advisor)
42 p.
Mass Media
Clear Channel; public opinon; radio

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  • Rabinowitz, A. M. (2008). Clearing the Silence: The Rise of Clear Channel Communications and the Fall of Public Opinion [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207926475

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rabinowitz, Amanda. Clearing the Silence: The Rise of Clear Channel Communications and the Fall of Public Opinion. 2008. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207926475.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rabinowitz, Amanda. "Clearing the Silence: The Rise of Clear Channel Communications and the Fall of Public Opinion." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1207926475

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