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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How Newton Minow (and His Federal Communications Commission) Made Ted Turner a Billionaire
Last week I wrote a piece on Ted Turner’s legacy for The Conversation here. The headline effectively summarizes my argument.
In that column, I included one piece of trivia from media history that I always thought should be more well-known....
"Just a Little Bit": Why the Obsession with Respect in the late 1960s - Early 1970s?
Today’s post was inspired by the opening anecdote in the recent column by music critic and columnist .
Jay mentions how a security guard he encounters regularly, and with whom he often engages in friendly banter, is a Trinidadian man in h...
Television's in Deep Trouble: Why Didn't the Olympics and Super Bowl Do Better for Comcast's Bottom Line?
A few months ago, I wrote about NBC and the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympic Games. I noted that the Olympic Games remain one of the most profitable broadcasting properties in existence, and that as audiences further fragment and shrink, t...
"In Defense of Television": Once Upon a Time, It Was A Medium That Mattered
New publication: This week I reviewed Emily Sneff’s When the Declaration of Independence Was News (Oxford University Press, 2026) for Reason, and the review was published here. I very much enjoyed the book and recommend it.
At the Organiz...
The Trajectory of History (Making): Some Thoughts on Archive Work, Old and New
This week I’m headed to Philadelphia for the 2026 Organization of American Historians Conference. I’m on a panel (Friday morning) titled, “Major Media Events, Postwar Presidents, and the New Frontier of Television.” I was originally suppose...
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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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