Editing John Grierson (section)

=== University of Glasgow ===
Grierson returned to university in 1919; he joined the Fabian Society in 1919 and dissolved it in 1921.<ref name=":0" /> The New University Labour Club was initiated by John as well as the Critic's Club; he also had poetry published in the Glasgow University magazine from November 1920 until February 1923.<ref name=":0" /> Grierson received the Buchan Prize in the Ordinary Class of English Language in the academic year of 1919–20, he also received the prize and first-class certificate in the academic year of 1920–21 in the Ordinary Class of Moral Philosophy and graduated with a Master of Arts in English and moral philosophy in 1923.<ref name=":0" />

In 1923, Grierson received a [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller Research Fellowship]] to study in the United States at the [[University of Chicago]], and later at Columbia and the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Ellis|first=Jack C.|date=1968|title=The Young Grierson in America, 1924-1927|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/1225223|journal=Cinema Journal|volume=8|issue=1|pages=12–21|doi=10.2307/1225223|jstor=1225223|issn=0009-7101}}</ref> His research focus was the [[psychology]] of [[propaganda]]—the impact of the press, film, and other mass media on forming public opinion.<ref name=":2" />  Grierson was particularly interested in the popular appeal and influence of the [[yellow journalism|"yellow" (tabloid) press]], and the influence and role of these journals on the education of new American citizens from abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Grierson and the Public Relations Industry in Britain |url=https://www.screeningthepast.com/issue-7-first-release/john-grierson-and-the-public-relations-industry-in-britain/ |access-date=20 January 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=20 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240120001510/https://www.screeningthepast.com/issue-7-first-release/john-grierson-and-the-public-relations-industry-in-britain/ |url-status=live }}</ref>