The Sherman Lawton Legacy
Pioneer Broadcast Educator
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21835355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mark Caleb Smith (0000-0002-9383-5749), Mark F Smith (0000-0003-3272-7637, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 428-455 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Radio & Audio Media (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1937-6529 • E-ISSN: 1937-6537 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19376529.2022.2150194 |
| OpenAlex | W4316114078 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Pioneer educators who labored to elevate broadcasting to the status of a respected discipline in higher education have received limited historical study. The storied academic career of Sherman Paxton Lawton ascended in one of the most transformative eras in mass communication history, the introduction of radio and television. This article chronicles not only Lawton’s achievements in broadcast education—publication of the first broadcast textbook and founder of a national honorary—but also his contributions to the study of human history and controversial political activism that tested the limits of a tenured professor’s free speech
Broadcast journalism · Journalism · Media studies · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Transformative learning · Computer Science · Law · Radio, Podcasts, and Digital Media
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |