Hollywood Speaks Out

Robert L. Hilliard has taught at a number of universities throughout his career as a film and communication studies scholar, Dr. Hilliard was Chief of the Public Broadcasting Branch of the Federal Communications Commission and was Chair of the Federal Interagency Media Committee. He is the author of many books, including Writing for Television, Radio, and New Media (2007), and with co-author Michael Keith, The Broadcast Century and Beyond: A History of U.S. Radio and Television (2005); The Quieted Voice: The Rise and Demise of Localism in American Radio (2004), and Dirty Discourse: Sex and Indecency in Broadcasting (Wiley-Blackwell 2006).

• List of Figures ixForeword xIntroduction 1   1 Overview 8But who will come to see it?2 War 26Hell for whom?3 Anti-Semitism 49Some of my best friends . . . 4 Prison and Justice Systems 63Not separate but unequal5 Labor–Management 82Whose side are you on?6 Poverty 102Anyone can play7 Racism 124Recipe for superiority8 Politics 152The good and the bad9 Homophobia 183Who’s a bigot?10 Technology 205Can we beat the machine?11 Sexism 219Protecting old boys’ egos12 Hide or Seek 234Other genres: Will Hollywood shut up or speak up? Selected Readings 248Index 250