Topic: Media

The mid-20th century was an era influenced by mass communications, and a handful of philanthropic programs sought to tap into the possibilities of film and radio.

Orson Welles’s 1938 radio performance of The War of the Worlds prompted a foundation to explore issues of media literacy and fake news.

The American public broadcast system as it exists today came out of years of work by organized philanthropy.

Philanthropy helped carve out a public space for the expression of race, culture, and critical perspectives.