Sage Meredith Goodwin

Sage Meredith Goodwin is a Research Fellow at the Center for American Political History and Technology at Purdue University. She is a historian specializing in 20th century media, race, and protest with expertise in the intersection of civil rights history and television news development.

• Education: D.Phil. in History and M.St. in US History from the University of Oxford
• Previous Positions: Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University's Charles Warren Center; Research and Teaching Fellow at Oxford's Rothermere American Institute

Dr. Goodwin's research focuses on how the mid-century African American freedom struggle interacted with the development of the television news industry in the United States. She has a book manuscript under contract with the University of Chicago Press exploring these historical connections.

Her recent publication analyzes the historical context of political pressure on television networks, comparing Nixon's failed attempts to cancel "The Dick Cavett Show" with more recent incidents involving late-night television hosts. Her work demonstrates how deregulation and media consolidation have made contemporary networks more vulnerable to political pressure than in the past.

• Research Expertise: Media History, Race Studies, Civil Rights Movement, Television History
• Historical Focus: 20th Century American History, Political History of Broadcasting

Dr. Goodwin's scholarship bridges historical analysis with contemporary media studies, examining how past struggles over media representation continue to influence current debates about political influence on broadcasting and media freedom.