Abstract
DENIS MCQUAIL
By the time this issue reaches readers many will know of the sad death of Professor Denis McQuail on June 25th. Denis was one of the founders of the European Journal of Communication. But much more than this Denis was one of the giants of our field, the author of innumerable original works that opened the doors for so many of us, and a quite incomparable codifier of the achievements and cumulative knowledge of media and communications scholarship.Yet, perhaps his greatest achievement was to be regarded as a friend, and always wise colleague, to scholars in many countries and of all ages.We will try to celebrate his contribution and importance in the Journal in the near future. For the moment we simply wish to note his passing, and to express our thanks for all that he did for us personally, for the Journal, and also for the field he served with such distinction.
The Editors