Socolow pens essay for Slate about Barbara Walters
Michael Socolow, professor of media history at the University of Maine, wrote an article for Slate about the journalistic and cultural impact of Barbara Walters, who died December 30, 2022, at the age of 93. “For all her intrusive questions, her skillful interrogating, her sharp and incisive commentary, Walters’ legacy extends far beyond those famous interviews. She provided a model for women to unapologetically pursue their ambition, no matter how often it got them called ‘rude,’” Socolow wrote.