Monthly Archives: January 2012

Link Ch. 2 – Two approaches to selling SUVs

Different people respond to different messages.  Look at how these two commercials for small SUVs target two very different buyers: and

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Link Ch. 2 & 3 – Who are the owners?

Although this is talked about in-depth in Chapter 3, we do discuss the effects of media owners in Chapter 2.  Here’s a quick collection of links to tell you more about several of the dominant media companies: Disney Corporation News … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 2 – Marshal McLuhan

Here are several brief video featuring media theorist Marshal McLuhan talking about his ideas about media: A brief compilation of clips: A 1977 lecture by McLuhan on “the medium is the message” in three parts: And finally, Marshal McLuhan in … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 2 – Missing Pretty White Girls

Several stories dealing with the Missing Pretty White Girls or Missing White Woman Syndrome.  You know how it works.  When a pretty white girl/woman disappears, the media, especially cable TV, goes nuts.  A girl/woman of color, pretty or not, disappears, … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 2 – The Endless Presidential Campaign

Does it seem to you like recent presidential campaigns have gone on forever? That may be so, but as Truth 4 points out, Nothing’s new: Everything that happened in the past will happen again. According to NPR’s On The Media, … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 3 – Long Tail Media

In the Chapter 3 discussion of long tail media, I mention several artists.  Here are links to their work: The indie music duo Pomplamoose The Arizona-based band Calexico The crowd-source funded dance film Girl Walk / All Day Official Trailer: … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 3 – “I’m Feeling Lucky” author Douglas Edwards talks about working for Google

Some interesting talk from Google employee #59 and the author of the book I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59

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Link Ch. 3 & 9 – Janet Jackson’s Wardrobe Malfunction

Will the court case over Janet Jackson’s 9/16ths of second of nipple exposure ever end? ANSWER – Yes, the case ended on June 29, 2012, when the Supreme Court declined to review a lower court decision throwing out the fine. … Continue reading

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Pre-Class Videos

This semester, I’m showing a short video before class each session.  I’ll be posting all of these to my Tumblr blog if you want to check them out. Here’s what I’ve used so far: Everything is a Remix Part 1 … Continue reading

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Link Ch. 3 – Interview with Ben Bagdikian

PBS documentary series Frontline talks with media critic Ben Bagdikian.

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