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Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopedia-britannicaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{filmandmediaatlas-encyclopedia-britannica, author = {Film and Media Atlas}, title = {Encyclopedia Britannica}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-media.interactiveatlas.org/sources/encyclopedia-britannica}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingA long-running general encyclopedia, cited here for its overview articles on the history of film, photography, broadcasting, journalism and the media forms and figures of this atlas.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (324 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.Source TypeWell-attestedReferenceURLWell-attestedhttps://www.britannica.comSourcesEncyclopedia BritannicaEncyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.View the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (324 claims)This source backs 324 claims across the atlas. As facts: 208 well-attested. As cited relationships: 48 holds, 1 connected. Plus 67 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicFigures, 121 claims: 88 well-attested, 13 holds, 20 general references.Landmark Works, 41 claims: 22 well-attested, 12 holds, 7 general references.Technologies, 41 claims: 23 well-attested, 9 holds, 9 general references.Concepts, 29 claims: 17 well-attested, 5 holds, 7 general references.Organizations, 28 claims: 18 well-attested, 5 holds, 5 general references.Milestones, 26 claims: 17 well-attested, 4 holds, 5 general references.Media Forms, 20 claims: 10 well-attested, 10 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Categories, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 3 general references.Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.Well-attested208CategoriesConceptsFiguresOrganizationsConceptsAuteur TheoryGenreMedia LiteracyMise-en-ScenePersistence of VisionThe 24-Hour News CycleThe Star SystemFiguresAgnes VardaAkira KurosawaAlfred HitchcockAlice Guy-BlacheAuguste and Louis LumiereCharlie ChaplinEadweard MuybridgeEdward R. MurrowGeorge EastmanGeorges MeliesJohn Logie BairdJoseph PulitzerLouis DaguerreNellie BlyNicephore NiepceOrson WellesPhilo FarnsworthSatyajit RaySergei EisensteinWalt DisneyLandmark Works2001: A Space OdysseyPather PanchaliRashomonSnow White and the Seven DwarfsStar WarsThe War of the Worlds BroadcastToy StoryMedia FormsAnimationComicsFilmMagazinesPodcastingRadioSocial MediaStreaming VideoTelevisionVideo GamesMilestonesFirst Transatlantic Radio SignalLaunch of CNNLaunch of YouTubeShowing 1 to 50 of 68 entities carrying this claim. NextHolds48ConceptsAuteur TheoryMise-en-ScenePersistence of VisionThe 24-Hour News CycleThe Star SystemFiguresAgnes VardaAlfred HitchcockAlice Guy-BlacheCharlie ChaplinEadweard MuybridgeEdward R. MurrowGeorge EastmanJoseph PulitzerNellie BlyPhilo FarnsworthWalt DisneyLandmark Works2001: A Space OdysseyPather PanchaliRashomonSnow White and the Seven DwarfsStar WarsThe War of the Worlds BroadcastToy StoryMilestonesLaunch of CNNLaunch of YouTubeMoon Landing BroadcastNetflix Streaming LaunchOrganizationsAssociated PressCNNNetflixReutersWarner Bros.TechnologiesCathode-Ray TubeCommunications SatelliteDigital CinemaIMAXKinetoscopeSound on FilmTechnicolorTransistor RadioVideotapeConnected1Open QuestionsDoes violent screen media cause real-world aggression?General References67CategoriesConceptsFiguresOrganizationsConceptsAuteur TheoryGenreMedia LiteracyMise-en-ScenePersistence of VisionThe 24-Hour News CycleThe Star SystemFiguresAgnes VardaAkira KurosawaAlfred HitchcockAlice Guy-BlacheAuguste and Louis LumiereCharlie ChaplinEadweard MuybridgeEdward R. MurrowGeorge EastmanGeorges MeliesJohn Logie BairdJoseph PulitzerLouis DaguerreNellie BlyNicephore NiepceOrson WellesPhilo FarnsworthSatyajit RaySergei EisensteinWalt DisneyLandmark Works2001: A Space OdysseyPather PanchaliRashomonSnow White and the Seven DwarfsStar WarsThe War of the Worlds BroadcastToy StoryMedia FormsAnimationComicsFilmMagazinesPodcastingRadioSocial MediaStreaming VideoTelevisionVideo GamesMilestonesFirst Transatlantic Radio SignalLaunch of CNNLaunch of YouTubeShowing 1 to 50 of 67 entities carrying this claim. NextTake a Related QuizThe Film and Media Atlas Founding QuizIncludes a question about Encyclopedia Britannica.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? 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