Background
Baughman, James Lewis was born on January 10, 1952 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Lewis Edwin and Ann Hawkins (Buker) Baughman.
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The new edition of James L. Baughman's successful book The Republic of Mass Culture examines the advent of television and the impact it had on the established mass media―radio, film, newspapers, and magazines. When television captured the largest share of the mass audience by the late 1950s, rival media were forced to target smaller, subgroup markets with novel content: rock 'n' roll for teenage radio listeners in the 1950s, sexually explicit films that began to appear in the 1960s, and analytical newspaper reporting in the 1970s and 1980s. The growing popularity of cable TV posed new complications, especially for network television. The capacity of individual media industries to adapt not only determined their success or failure but also shaped the content of their products. Two new chapters examine media entrants like Fox News, technologies such as the Internet, and increasing industry concentration. Baughman discusses significant changes in media economics and audience demand that are having profound effects on radio program formats, television news coverage, and the very existence of newspapers. Carefully drawing on interdisciplinary communication research, The Republic of Mass Culture presents a lively analysis of the shifting objectives and challenges of the media industries.
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writer Journalism and communication educator
Baughman, James Lewis was born on January 10, 1952 in Warren, Ohio, United States. Son of Lewis Edwin and Ann Hawkins (Buker) Baughman.
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1974. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1975. Master of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1977.
Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1981.
Lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1979-1981; assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1981-1985; associate professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1985-1990; professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison, since 1990.
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Member Wisconsin advisory committee United States Commission on Civil Rights, 1985-1992, chair, 1990-1992. Member American History Association, Organization American Historians, Society Historians of America Foreign Relations.
Married Michele Marie Michuda, December 28, 1996.