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The next miracle (v11.2): Owen Youngman

A media life, 1969 – 2022

A media life, 1969 – 2022

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Bylines and biases [Covenant Companion]

October 1, 2001

“The media is not a thing,” says Youngman.  “The media are the people next to you on the train, and at the supermarket, and in the church just as much as they are the people on the TV or in the newspaper office.”  

via http://www.owenyoungman.com/Pages/0210Bylines.pdf

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About Owen Youngman

Professor Emeritus of Journalism and formerly Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Formerly senior vice president/strategy and development and director of interactive media, Chicago Tribune.
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