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What a Media World Mess – News Misfires & Successes Covering Boston
Last week was not the best of weeks for the news media, both legacy and social. There was a lot of good reporting going on, but there were also a number of high profile screw ups that happened on the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged Boston bombing, breaking news, Secret 7, Truth 7
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Fred Rogers reminds us to “look for the helpers”
There is an old quote from children’s television host Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) that started spreading virally following the Newtown massacre in December. It goes like this: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the … Continue reading
Remembering Roger Ebert
“Roger Ebert loved movies. Except for those he hated” It was hard to get the news last week that Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert had died of cancer. Just the day before he died, Ebert had announced on … Continue reading
Are mandatory cable channel bundles good or bad for consumers?
There’s been a lot of talk lately as to whether some form of a la carte pricing on cable would be good or bad for consumers. The idea here is that we get big bundles of channels from our cable … Continue reading
How Did/Should Television Cover Kevin Ware’s Horrific Injury?
In 1999, my eldest son and I went to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the Milwaukee Brewers in a Fourth of July game. I have no idea now who won, but I do remember seeing catcher Jason Kendall suffer a … Continue reading
Using this blog to help you teach
I’ve been asked by a couple of folks recently on how to use this blog to help teach your intro to mass comm/media literacy class. That’s easy because the real reason I have written this blog since 2004 is that … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
And we’re back after a pause for getting fun things like taxes done. Is Nike getting what they want from the Tiger Woods “Winning” ad? (Ad Rants) How does the the 2013 movie box office compare to 2012’s at this … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 11, Chapter 15, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged advertising, global media, mobile media, mobile phones, questions, television
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Chapter 9 – Television Links
Here are several links I’ve been talking about during our television unit in Global Media Literacy. 8 Years Later – Supreme Court Declines to Take Up Janet Jackson Wardrobe Malfunction Case ESPN Puppets Explain TV Audience Ratings Mary Tyler Moore … Continue reading
Kathleen Parker for my commentary students – 2013
Updated 3/6/18 My commentary and blogging students are reading Kathleen Parker for class this week. She’s one of my favorite columnists because she is always challenging conventional labels. No Dreaded Talking Points from Parker! Class (and everyone else) here are … Continue reading