Paley’s Lens Turns Heads, Causes Neck Fractures

Guest Editorial by Joe Marianek Earlier this month, Landor Associates announced a new name, strategy and identity for The Paley Center for Media; formerly the Museum of Television and Radio, with branches in Los Angeles and New York. The Paley Center for Media offers a curated collection of privately-donated media, holds panel discussions, and screenings in its theaters. The Paley Center doesn’t feature physical Smithsonian-type artifacts like vacum tubes, Alf’s carcass, or a comprehensive collection of everything ever broadcast on television and radio. What it does offer is a curated collection of 140,000 programs that one can access.William S. Paley founded the MT&R, and also another center for media, CBS. With his purchase of 16 affiliated radio stations in the Chicago a