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Malcolm Maclean, Jr.: Ahead Of His Time And Ahead Of Our Time, Will Norton Jan 2001

Malcolm Maclean, Jr.: Ahead Of His Time And Ahead Of Our Time, Will Norton

College of Journalism and Mass Communications: Faculty Publications

In a recent essay Stephen Reese (1999, 70), chair of the Department of Journalism at the University of Texas, assessed the media today and analyzed the condition of journalism education and concluded that foundations and media corporations are having more influence on journalism programs than at any time in the history of journalism education. As I read the essay by Reese, I noted many observations that Malcolm MacLean made three decades ago, but nowhere was MacLean cited. In fact, I do not believe Reese could have described the influence of media as a new problem if he had known about …