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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Michael Jackson’s “Bad” Turns 25
25 years ago Michael Jackson released his album Bad as a reaction against the whole “Wacko Jacko” mystique that had grown up around him. Journalist Joseph Vogel, writing for The Atlantic, tells the story of this album and why Jackson created it. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 7
Tagged audio, Michael Jackson, recording industry
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Remembering 9/11 with Media Images
So much of our understanding of the Sept. 11th , 2001 terror attacks come from the images we saw through the media. Here’s a sampling of those I’ve posted in the past: Newseum Newspaper Front Page Archive The Newseum posts … Continue reading
Books, Books, Books
This week I’m going to be talking about books in class. Here’s a link to all my recent posts about books! They include items on The Hunger Games, memoir fabrications, e-books, Amanda Hocking’s success at e-book publication, and the history of the … Continue reading
Leaving the mainstream to watch political conventions
I like media that matches my political point of view as much as the next guy, but when there is an important event or speech going on, my preferred channel is C-SPAN. And increasingly, I prefer to watch C-SPAN online … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged C-SPAN, long tail media, politics, Secret 2, Truth 2
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Disney Princesses – Evil or Sweet?
Ever wonder what an Evil Disney Little Mermaid might be like? How about Cinderella as a pumpkin head? Of course, there’s always sweet re-imagining of Disney princesses as well, but what’s the fun in that?
Posted in Chapter 3
Tagged Because I can, Disney, media business
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Biting political and media commentary from Yelling Bird
Jeph Jacques over at his Questionable Content comic usually deals with crazy robots, crazy baristas, and crazy librarians, but every now and then Yelling Bird shows up to deliver truly obscene commentary on current issues. But today Yelling Bird kept it … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1
Tagged web comics
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