John C. Merrill

John Calhoun Merrill (9 January 1924 – 20 September 2012) was an American author and professor of journalism. He was professor emeritus at the University of MissouriSchool of Journalism, and taught at a number of other colleges and universities, and was the author of 30 books and over 100 articles in journals, and has been considered one of the leading scholars in journalism during his time. In 2007, a festschrift, Freedom Fighter, was issued in his honor.