Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Todd Gitlin
Born: January 6, 1943
Died: February 5, 2022 (aged 79)
Bio: Todd Gitlin was an American sociologist, political writer, novelist, and cultural commentator. He wrote widely on the mass media, politics, intellectual life and the arts, for both popular and scholarly publications.
Known for:
- The whole world is watching (1980)
- Inside prime time (1983)