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Motor Racing as a Mediated Experience: From Le Petit Journal to YouTube
This episode of The Logbook, our History of Motorsports series, focuses on Jon Summers' presentation about motor racing as a mediated experience. Summers, a teaching assistant at Stanford and an automotive historian, traces the evolution of motor racing storytelling from early journalistic efforts and illustrations to contemporary mediums like YouTube and podcasts. He discusses the revolutionary changes in automotive media, highlighting the impact of continuous feeds, real-time social media commentary, and platforms like YouTube, which have become significant archives for racing content. The…
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