ABSTRACT
The Children’s Television Community presents a cutting-edge analysis of the children’s television community—the organizations, major players, and approaches to programming—and gives an overview of the history, current state, and future of children’s programming. Leading children’s television professionals and distinguished academicians come together in this volume to take a distinctive behind-the-scenes look at how children’s television is created, programmed, and sold. This thought-provoking work emphasizes the various actors whose creative, financial, political, and critical input go into children’s television, and addresses advocacy for children’s television from multiple approaches.
By blending these diverse perspectives, editor J. Alison Bryant offers readers a comprehensive picture of children’s television. Highlights include:
* a community level approach to understanding children’s television;
* perspectives from colleagues in various aspects of the media industry; and
* an eye-opening analysis of how decision-making affects what children are exposed to through television.
The Children’s Television Community is highly informative for educators, industry professionals, and practitioners in media, developmental psychology, and education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|74 pages
Understanding The Children's Television Community
chapter 1|32 pages
The Television Tug-of-War
part 2|54 pages
Producing Children's Television
chapter 5|15 pages
Peeking Behind the Screen
chapter 6|18 pages
The Role of Academic Advisors in Creating Children's Television Programs
part 3|71 pages
Programming & Selling Children's Television
part 4|91 pages
Monitoring Children's Television