“America’s Town Meeting On Air” launched in 1935. Ea episode ft a “debate, usually among 3 or 4 panelists, on a controversial subject (Does the U.S. have a truly free press?)... The debates were conducted at a lecture hall + broadcast to listeners gathered in public libraries...
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For me the most distinctive thing about this historic example was the local discursive network — all the conversations in local libraries :)
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That's a good point that I didn't think about enough! Have you seen Wiseman's Ex Libris? https://www.kanopy.com/product/ex-libris …
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