Media Lost and Found

ERIK BARNOUW is Professor Emeritus of Dramatic Arts at Columbia University and was Editor in Chief for the International Lincyclopedia of Communications. He s the author of many books, including the three-volume A History of Broadcasting in the United States and Documentary: A History of the Nonfiction Film.

aErik Barnouw, the guru of media scholars, teachers, and practitioners, once again instructs and challenges us to construct new views on both old and new issues. He uniquely combines personal experience, theory, and even-handed objective judgments as bases for the practical application of knowledge to make the world a better place. In a field that is increasingly technologically oriented, Barnouw continues to focus on humanity.a