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Link Ch. 11 – Native Ads
Here are some of the native ads we’ve discussed in Mass Communication: Living in a Media World. Southwest Airlines Rolls Out New ‘Loyalty Goes Both Ways’ Campaign The Atlantic’s Scientology Native Ad
Porn and New Technology
“I was disappointed that pornography got to the Net. But I’ve come to learn that pornographers are almost always the first ones to adopt new technology. If there is a new way of distributing their product, they’ll find it.” -Vint Cerf, … Continue reading
Link Ch. 10 – A Fish Named Grayson is Playing Pokemon for a National Audience
As I worked on the fifth edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World during the summer of 2014, a fish named Grayson was playing the video games Pokémon Red and Blue on a Game Boy emulator using a motion sensor … Continue reading
Link Ch. 9 – NY Times Draws Controversy Calling Shonda Rhimes an “Angry Black Woman”
The story in the New York Times started out provocatively: When Shonda Rhimes writes her autobiography, it should be called “How to Get Away With Being an Angry Black Woman.” That opening line, and a story that went on to … Continue reading
Link Ch. 9 – I Love Lucy
As I write this in mid-October, 2014 it is hard to know which, if any, of the episodes of the classic TV series I Love Lucy will remain available for free online. CBS has just announced their new pay service for … Continue reading
Box Office Mojo mysteriously disappears/reappears
Box Office Mojo, the source of endless movie box office financial statistics, disappeared for a couple of days in mid-October 2014, prompting speculation that the site had been absorbed into IMDb.com, which owns BOM. But then it just as mysteriously … Continue reading
Link Ch. 8 – D.W. Griffith’s ‘Intolerance’
Intolerance was D.W. Griffit’s epic followup to Birth of a Nation. You can now see a nearly 3-hour cut of the film on YouTube.
Link Ch. 7 – Meet David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff is one of the most influential people in the foundation of American broadcasting, having been the president of NBC from the radio era into the days of television. Here are a couple of great resources on this pioneer: … Continue reading
Link Ch. 4 – Young Adult & Children’s Bestsellers
The New York Times has several bestseller lists that deal with books targeted at children and young adults. Take a look to see if your favorites are still on the list. Note that books for children and young adults typically stay … Continue reading
Link Ch. 4 – Three Cups of Redemption for Mortenson?
Greg Mortenson, author of the memoir Three Cups of Tea, faced enormous criticism in 2011 when several investigations turned up evidence that he had fabricated substantial portions of his two books about building schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan. But now, in … Continue reading