Olympic media:inside the biggest show on television

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Billings Andrew C
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: London New York
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Routledge critical studies in sport
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Carrier Form: xiv, 184 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0415772508 (hbk.)
9780415772501 (hbk.)
0415772516 (pbk.)
9780415772518 (pbk.)
0203933354 (ebk.)
9780203933350 (ebk.)
Index Number: G229
CLC: G229.712
Call Number: G229.712/B598
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-176) and index.
Investigating the biggest show on television -- Meet the "framers" : the Olympic producers -- Chronicling history : the Olympic sportscasters -- The star-spangled games? : nationalism and the Olympic telecasts -- Competing on the same stage : gender and the Olympic telecasts -- Dialogue differences in black and white? : ethnicity and the Olympic telecasts -- What do Americans think happened in Torino? : examining media effects -- Looking forward by looking back : reflections on the Olympic telecasts.