Dallas Walker Smythe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American sociologist and economist
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Place of Birth: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Dallas Walker Smythe
- Dallas Walker Smythe (March 9, 1907 – September 6, 1992) was a political activist and researcher who contributed to a political economy of communications.
- He believed that research should be used to develop knowledge that could be applied to policies in support of public interest and the disenfranchised in the face of private capital.
- He focused his research on mass media and telecommunications.
- Some of his main ideas included the "invisible triangle" (broadcasters, advertisers and audience members), and the "audience commodity".
- Much of his efforts were the result of his attempts to differentiate between Administrative and Critical Communications research.
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