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September 24, 2009

The Art of the Long View: The Media Company of 2020 with Peter Chernin and Gordon Crawford
First Floor West Lobby, 12 noon

This event was Webcast live. Click here to watch 

Join communication professor Jonathan Taplin for a conversation with leading media architects Peter Chernin (pictured, top)and Gordon Crawford (bottom), about the long view of the evolving role of the media conglomerate in the next ten years. Chernin, former president and COO of News Corp, oversaw Fox's film, television and new media business both in the U.S. and internationally. He currently heads his own film and television company which is financed by News Corp. Crawford is the managing director of The Capital Group, which owns the giant American Funds Mutual Fund company, and was recently called the "media world's savviest investor" by Business Week. This conversation will attempt to understand the long term effects of technological change on the American communications business. Click here to watch.



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