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- Title
Introduction.
- Authors
Lichty, Lawrence W.
- Abstract
The article presents information about a conference held on September 27, 1991 and organized by the Media Studies Project of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars as a tribute to the pioneering work of U.S. broadcasting historian Erik Barnouw. To begin the conference, scholars Chris Sterling and Kathryn Montgomery provided reflections on Erik Barnouw's contributions to media scholarship and public policy. Douglas Gomery, the Media Studies Project's Senior Researcher since its inception in 1988, provided a brief overview of the field as it has evolved. Also, in her paper, scholar Mary Ann Watson presented an instructive and most interesting example of just how much one can learn about the media, and especially about the society, from a careful examination of a single program series. Scholar Jannette Dates reminded abut the diversity of broadcasting. At the end of the conference, Erik Barnouw himself recalled his career and how he came to write his trilogy of broadcasting history.
- Subjects
CONFERENCES &; conventions; BARNOUW, Erik, 1908-2001; BROADCASTING industry history; BROADCASTING industry; SCHOLARS; BROADCASTING policy
- Publication
Film & History (03603695), 1991, Vol 21, Issue 2/3, p41
- ISSN
0360-3695
- Publication type
Article