In 1955, soundman Charles “Chic” Peden of Hearst Metrotone wrote an op-ed criticizing his industry’s “rigor mortis” in face of its impending demise due to competition by television news.

Its an interesting look back at the beginning of the sunset years of a news gathering method that was once a global powerhouse. As a bonus, Chic talks about CBS’s See It Now, Fred Friendly and even the then-new technology of wireless lav mikes.

The transcribed article can be read at this link.