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Dallas Smythe, George Gerbner, Herbert Schiller, James Halloran, Kaarle Nordenstreng— these five seminal figures form the backbone of current scholarship in critical communication. From policy research to television demographics and from economic globalization to cultural imperialism, their insights and discoveries have given both scholars and the
Contents
Introduction -- Dallas W. Smythe -- Interview with Dallas W. Smythe -- Against the Flow: The Peculiar Opportunity of Social Scientists -- "Critical" Communication Research: New Directions -- George Gerbner -- Interview with George Gerbner -- The Critical Contribution of George Gerbner -- Trying to Mix Oil with Water: Fund Raising, Vocationalism, and Critical Communication -- Herbert I. Schiller -- Interview with Herbert I. Schiller -- Herbert Schiller: Clarion Voice Against Cultural Hegemony -- Continuity and Change in Critical Communication: A Generational Analysis -- James D. Halloran -- Interview with James D. Halloran -- James D. Halloran: A Multi-Perspective Presentation -- Who Is (Not) "Critical" Now? On Engendering "Critical Scholarship" in International Communication -- Kaarle Nordenstreng -- Interview with Kaarle Nordenstreng -- Justice, Equality, and Professional Ethics in Journalism: Kaarle Nordenstreng's Actions and Reflections -- Political Versus Cultural in Critical Broadcasting Research and Policy: A Reevaluation of the Finnish Radical Experiment in Broadcasting in the Late 1960s
