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TikTok is finally legal again in the US
TikTok has finalized a joint venture to have cloud-computing giant Oracle (along with a range of international partners) run its US operations. This finally brings the company into compliance with a law passed and signed into law in 2024 that … Continue reading
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Tagged ch02effects, ch03business, ch10 social media, media effects, social media, social media effects, TikTok
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Media giants doing the come together/separation dance
Where have I been? Busy end of the semester and then a fair bit of traveling with family and on the motorcycle. Still have a fair amount of travel coming up, but will try to keep up better here. Warner … Continue reading
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Tagged Because I can, Briderton, CBS, ch03business, Comcast, Fox Corporation, News Corp, paramount, questions, Questions worth asking, viacom, Warner Bros. Discovery
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When Rachel Maddow Stood Up Against MSNBC Management
I don’t have a lot to say here about individual cable news/talk hosts. For one thing, I pay a lot more attention to newspapers and other print outlets than I do to broadcast/cable. But it’s also because I don’t think … Continue reading
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Tagged cable news, ch03business, ch05journalism, CH08 TV, MSNBC, Rachel Maddow
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Conflicts between newsroom and management at Washington Post
NOTE: Sorry for the recent lack of posts. I’ve been writing away on the ninth edition of Mass Communication, Living in a Media World that comes out in 2025. Expect to see posts based on some of that material as the … Continue reading
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Tagged ch03business, ch05journalism, Jeff Bezos, Washington Post, Will Lewis
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When Unions Dominate News Over Media Conglomerates
Usually when we talk about the media business we are talking about the actions of corporate giants like Disney and Paramount, but in the summer of 2023, it was the actions of the movie and television writers and actors unions … Continue reading
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What is the DeSantis v. Disney battle really about?
Note: See bottom of post for updates on this story. It’s been hard to miss the recent battle going on between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s largest employer – Disney Corp. Gov. DeSantis wants to take away tax … Continue reading
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Tagged ch03business, Disney, Florida, lgbt, LGBTQ+
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