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Link Ch. 9 – Mary Tyler Moore on the Dick Van Dyke Show
In the 1950s and 1960s, networks and advertisers imposed strict controls on what could be shown on television. For example, Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke played the married couple Laura and Rob Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 9
Tagged Mary Tyler Moore, media history, television
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Will the fallout ever end for the Brits with the Murdoch/News Corp. scandals? That would be a big no. Latest word is that British Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt is going end his political career for helping News Corp. take full … Continue reading
Link Ch. 9 – Univision and telenovelas
Telenovelas, the Spanish-language (and Portuguese) soap operas that are so popular throughout Central and South American have found a home in the United States on the Univision Spanish-langauge broadcast network. Univision has the fifth-largest audience for a broadcast network in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 9
Tagged television, Univision
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Link Ch. 9 – Jon Stewart and the Daily Show
Jon Stewart has made a name for himself not only as a comedian but also as a journalist and journalism critic. Here are several links and videos that illustrate just who Jon Stewart is: Jon Stewart ranked as one of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 9
Tagged Jon Stewart, television
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
I’ve been so busy putting up links to go with the upcoming 4th edition to Mass Communication: Living in a Media World that I haven’t had time to question anything lately. So here we go: Does Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander pay … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 13, Chapter 2, Chapter 4, Chapter 8, Chapter 9
Tagged advertising, books, copyright, humor, questions, Star Wars, television
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Link Ch. 2 – How much coverage did big trial verdicts get?
Some trial verdicts get more attention than others. Here’s the coverage three different verdicts got the week they came down. Thanks to the Project Excellence in Journalism New Coverage Index for this! Verdict for the Casey Anthony murder trial Anthony … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 2
Tagged cable news, television
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Paula Deen’s Diabetes Isn’t Funny
Paula Deen’s diagnosis of diabetes is not funny. She didn’t have it coming. She doesn’t deserve it. No one does. Most of us in the United States eat a less than ideal diet. Many of us are overweight. But, but … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 9, Diabetes
Tagged Because I can, television
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Link Ch. 9 – Supreme Court hears arguments on FCC regulation of decency
“The way that this policy seems to work,” she said, “it’s like nobody can use dirty words or nudity except for Steven Spielberg.” – Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan Justice Kagan sums up the issues surrounding the FCC’s regulation of … Continue reading
Posted in Book Link, Chapter 13, Chapter 9
Tagged first amendment, indecency, legal issues, television
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