book source 2

Title of the Book (in italics when typed, underlined when written)  Ex: Twilight	MTV: The Making of a Revolution
Author(s) or Editor Ex: Stephanie Meyer	Tom McGrath
Publisher  Ex: Little, Brown and Company	Diane Pub Co
Year of Publication  Ex: 2003	1999
City of Publication Ex: New York	unknown
Mode of Access (Print if you read the actual book, Electronic if you found it online, or through your kindle/nook/ereader): Ex: Print	Elecronic
Eddition if indicated:	none

FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded): EX: After having known Edward for just a few short months, Bella admits that “it would cause [her] physical pain to be separated from him now" (Meyer 283).

McGrath speaks about the "discouraging conditions posed by a fledgling cable television industry" that stalled the makers of MTV(McGrath).

"MTV has affected the world" although many debate whether the affect "is good or bad"(McGrath).

MTV seemed to be the "the most influential signal cultural product" from the 90s(McGrath).

Kids from the 1990s were known as "MTV's Generation"(McGrath).

MTV had competition from UK show "The Box which launched in April 1992"(McGrath)

Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. 
The book explains MTV's first video jockeys auditions, the classic music videos, & the promos. Explains the struggles producers faced with creating an all music television program. Identifies those that helped make MTV  what it is today. 

Credibility of Source:
Author or Editor: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the editor.
McGrath, Tom I couldn't really find anything about him. 
Attachment: Does the author or editor have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative?
It is simply informative material. 


Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?

A little bias in favoring MTV. 
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?

Yes, many employees of MTV earlier years. Adds credibility.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?

I plan to use it in the history section to show how MTV started out.