HUMA 2435 Lecture Notes - Good Neighbor Policy, Wireless Telegraphy, Nelson Rockefeller
8 May 2012
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Relationship between us & latin america characterized by dominance. Numerous inventors created the various technologies that made radio possible. Used by the military before and during wwi (shipping; now have the ability to communicate from ship to ship/ship to shore= great way to convey; they could sense stress signals exp. rain & storms) Learned how to do it without wires & through the air. Religious institutions thought to use it as a way to inform listeners/ convey information. Too many people were talking at once & signals were being mixed no real way of determining who should be on air & who shouldn"t. Lobbied congress to limit number of voices on air. Used commercials to pay for ongoing costs. Amateur and commercial broadcasters compete for control of the airwaves. No resolution of who gets access to airwaves; certain amount of waves for each geographic area. The idea that government should regulate the behavior of individuals and institutions such a corporations.
