The Lint Trap of History
Michael J. SocolowThis Substack publishes archival ephemera I've found interesting in my career as a media historian.
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
Sometimes great athletes win by losing.
That’s what happened, repeatedly, to George Chuvalo. The Canadian heavyweight contender from the 1960s and 1970s won 73 of an amazing 93 professional bouts. But he lost all the big ones. He lost to...
Brief Thoughts on TV Yesterday and Tomorrow: 9/11 and the New “60 Minutes”
I’ve been extraordinarily busy in my new role as Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of Maine, so today’s post will be brief.
First item: As every reader of this blog is no doubt aware, Friday marks 2...
Everybody Is The Man-On-The-Street Today
In the newsroom, it’s abbreviated M.O.S.: “Man on Street.” Sometimes it’s just called “sound” - as in, “we need some sound in this piece.” The actual words spoken, the information communicated, and the value to the viewer are all secondary....
The Return of Network TV’s Instant Special
Today’s post was inspired by a tweet posted by Los Angeles Times media reporter Steve Battaglio
I think devoting an hour in primetime for a celebration of Dolly Parton’s life was a brilliant move by CBS last night.
It represented a retur...
Why the Federal Communications Commission Will, Unfortunately, Probably Beat ABC
Yesterday, the American Broadcasting Company sued the F.C.C. in Federal Court. You can read the court filing (“Complaint for Declaratory and Injuctive Relief”) right here, and it’s a pretty good read. “Government censorship is deeply un-Ame...
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Michael J. Socolow is a media historian and professor at the University of Maine. His Substack is "The Lint Trap of History" - https://linttrapofhistory.substack.com/
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