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Univision is winning the summer
Remember back in March when I noted that Spanish-language broadcast television network Univision had finished fourth in the February sweeps among adults age 18-49? Well, for the last three weeks, Univision has been winning with that prized audience. At a … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 9
Tagged Spanish-language broadcasting, television, Univision
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Why would a big name director like Spike Lee choose to fund a movie using Kickstarter? Well, let’s let him answer that question: If you had a button that would let you turn off all news about the Royal Baby, … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Chapter 8, Chapter 9
Tagged Because I can, global media, movies, questions, television
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Was SyFy’s Sharknado really the big deal that Twitter made it out to be?
That would be a definite NO. Some of you may have noticed last week when the SyFy Channel showed the over-the-top silly original movie that Twitter absolutely exploded with talk about the movie. Everyone from Lost/Prometheus/Star Trek scribe Damon Lindelof … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 9
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Travels to China – Part 8: Pictures From a Trip
Over the last several blog posts, I’ve been choosing photos that help tell the story of my trip through China. But for this final update on my week-long-plus expedition through China, my only goal is to highlight several photos that … Continue reading
Travels to China – Part 7: Beijing
There are two things that have become immediately apparent to me during the two days I’ve spent in Beijing: The people here have been welcoming and friendly. The air quality is at least as bad as everyone said. Let’s talk … Continue reading
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Tagged Because I can, China Trip
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Travels to China – Part 6: I visit a Chinese College Fair
After the long day visiting Hong Kong, I decided to pass on the next day’s tour of Macco. So instead I spent time exploring Gaungzhou with my new friend, Charles Boyer, the dean of agriculture at Fresno State. In the … Continue reading
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Travels to China – Part 5: Hong Kong
On Thursday, a group of us from the conference I’m attending in Guangzhou had the opportunity to visit Hong Kong as part of a commercial tour. Hong Kong was an amazing city, and the tour was a fascinating experience on … Continue reading
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Travels to China – Part 4: Graduation Day
Wednesday was our big day and the ultimate purpose for the trip: Graduation Day! As I’ve mentioned before, I’m here in Guangzhou, China for a conference on 1+2+1 college programs where students from China spend 1 year at a Chinese … Continue reading
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Travels to China – Part 3: Going Shopping
When I was in my doctoral program at Arizona State, I took a course in the Sociology of Everyday Life, a class my wife has always lovingly referred to as the “Riding the Bus.” class. The central subject of the class … Continue reading
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Travels to China – Part 2: Exploring Guangzhou on Foot
Got my first breakfast in China yesterday morning, though it was a bit of an adventure. I went down to the hotel front desk, but no one there spoke English, which I really can’t complain about given that I know … Continue reading
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