BONNIE ERBE: The afterlife of Second Life Sep 13, 2007
Even these sites are preceded in the annals of media history by a time-sucking, ultimately unproductive way for people to wile away hours that could be better spent: commercial television. Interactivity has only become widely available during the past 10 years or so while television's been with us for some seven decades. (Herald Online, SC -- Technology)
Could nude pictures of Vanessa Hudgens sink Sep 10, 2007
It could, in fact, represent one of the most expensive PR disasters in recent media history. The naked girl is none other than Vanessa Hudgens, star of The Walt Disney Company s hugely lucrative High School Musical franchise, which has generated an estimated $1 billion of operating profit for company over the past two years. (Times Online)
Uganda: Homosexuality Debate Ignites Crackdown [press release] Sep 5, 2007
The suspensions, the first of their kind in Uganda's recent media history, were meant to protect the public, says UBC. But the Media Institute argues they were intended to silence the renewed debate on homosexuality, which is gaining momentum ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of State meeting slated for November in Kampala. The homosexuality debate in Uganda has recently been fired up by an article published in the newspaper "Daily Monitor" on 11 August about the number of gay organisations and... (allAfrica.com)
Aaron congratulates Bonds via video Aug 11, 2007
"And the amazing thing is not one person said, no." The videos, particularly the one starring Aaron, may have been the best kept secret in sports media history. Aaron's was shot five weeks ago at a time when the media was speculating that a feud was brewing between Bonds and the Hammer. (MLB.com -- Atlanta Braves)
Solomon: From the Grave Jul 23, 2007
Whited out of political memory and media history, he was long ago banished to an Orwellian vacuum tube. . (Zmag.org)
Duncan Hunter Weighs In Jul 12, 2007
He referenced the left wing media history when they downplayed chances for success before the triumph over socialism in the Soviet Union. Today American faces a different kind of enemy and a pro-active approach to disarming potential nuclear weapons from Iran is on the front-burner for government leaders. (Human Events Online)
Awaiting verdict, Black gains online support Jul 10, 2007
On the Facebook fan club's message board, there is much discussion about the trial of Lord Black and his co-defendants on fraud charges, as well as comments such as: "I adore him so much. I understand that he isn't perfect, but hell, no one is. He makes Canada's media history actually interesting." Or: "Awesome! I'm not the only one who thinks Lord Black is da bomb!". One of the people posting messages is listed as Mike Boultbee from the University of Victoria. (Globe and Mail -- International)
YouTube Presidential Debates - a Sea Change for US Politics? Jun 16, 2007
It's likely that the possibility that YouTube debates might bump the four Kennedy-Nixon debates from their perch in media history is primarily of interest to pundits and political junkies. However, there is little doubt that the emergence and acceptance of Web 2. (TechNewsWorld)
Miles: Pilger Book Review Jun 8, 2007
Recent Foreign Policy. Freedom Next Time Resisting the Empire. (Zmag.org)
Amazon reviews unanimous about this 'must read' May 10, 2007
Norris added: "I just finished the book and must say it is a gripping adventure story and insider's look of how the New Media revolution ended up in our laps. From the newsrooms of California to the Web pages of the global community, Farah hits on the hallmarks of Internet media history in a way that makes for captivating investigative reading.". Mason said: "Farah is an amazing, unbelievable man. You'll learn more from reading this book than from a thousand other information sources. This guy... (WorldNetDaily)
Conde Nast's expensive gamble Apr 25, 2007
Unlike nearly any other time in media history, it's not just a group of print publications that's in question, it's the idea of print itself that seems so shaky. Magazines with weekly lead times are struggling to keep up with the pressures of daily print publications as well as the Web, not to mention grappling with the fundamental question of whether they should reinvent themselves as breaking news outlets. (Variety)
Florence native wins Pulitzer in history Apr 18, 2007
"The Race Beat" takes a hard look at the fight for integration in the South and how, for the first time in media history, the press played a part in building the momentum of the movement. Klibanoff came to the project three years after Roberts started writing. (Shoals TimesDaily)
Exclusive: Chuck Norris touts WND, New Media revolution Apr 16, 2007
From the newsrooms of California to the webpages of the global community, Farah hits on the hallmarks of Internet media history in a way that makes for captivating, investigative reading. The most fascinating parts of the book for me are the comments he makes on the contributions and clashes of media communications and the role WND has made in that new high-tech culture war. (WorldNetDaily)
'Stop the Presses!' is 'gripping adventure story,' he writes Apr 16, 2007
"From the newsrooms of California to the Web pages of the global community, Farah hits on the hallmarks of Internet media history in a way that makes for captivating investigative reading.". He notes a recent article in Forbes stating "the media as we know it is on its way out.". (WorldNetDaily)
• Tribe, others hope for radio chance Apr 15, 2007
Legal, engineering and equipment startup costs typically could total up to 250,000, said Matthew Lasar, media history professor at the University of California at Santa Cruz and editor of a blog on FCC issues. Adding to what could be a flood of new applications are the hundreds of low-power noncommercial stations that could look to increase power and cover a much wider area through a full-power signal. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
M&A fever hits Australian media sector, shares rally Apr 1, 2007
"Next Wednesday marks a landmark event in Australian media history," Goldman Sachs JBWere analysts said in a report. "Though the actual nature of the media reforms will come as no surprise to the market, the timing of (the law change) announcement and the short notice given as to the effective date was unexpected, and could lead to a flurry of activity in the coming few days," the analysts said. (MarketWatch)
Aussies prepare for changes in media ownership laws Mar 30, 2007
"Next Wednesday marks a landmark event in Australian media history,'' Goldman Sachs JBWere said in a report. "Though the actual nature of the media reforms will come as no surprise to the market, the timing of. and the short notice given. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Anna Nicole Smith's Life of Lawyers, Drugs and Money Mar 20, 2007
After all, she is known in media history for two things: someone who once insured her legs once for a million bucks, and in the "Seinfeld" where Kramer barked when he heard her voice. And what of "The Insider". (Fox News -- Views)
Living the dream Mar 8, 2007
They also require a press kit and some prior media history, links to independent articles about yourself, basically just to make sure that youre legitimate. They look for quality artistes with a track record in their own regions, and they also want performers and not just recording artistes. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
CBS's NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on Demand Now Taking Sign-Ups for VIP Access Feb 9, 2007
In 2006, MMOD was presented free of charge for the first time since its debut in 2003, producing tremendous traffic results with over 19 million video streams and five million visits, resulting in what many experts called a watershed moment in media history. Those figures are believed to far surpass the total number of streams served and visits recorded for any previous live event in Internet history making it quite simply the biggest live entertainment audience in streaming video history -- a... (PR Newswire)
Jeff Zucker takes helm of NBC Universal Feb 7, 2007
The 63-year-old Wright, one of the longest-serving CEOs in media history, will stay on as vice chairman of GE and help in the transition. Zucker has been on the fast track ever since he skipped second grade. (Chicago Tribune)
Shakeup at NBC Feb 5, 2007
Wright's reign will have been among the longest in media history. The regime change was confirmed by people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the appointment was not yet official. (Newsday -- New York City)
I'll challenge CNN, BBC - MP Feb 3, 2007
I've a system where you can watch all the TV stations on your phone," he explained. The astute business tycoon emphasized the simultaneity of the formation of this media empire, which observers described as unprecedented in the nation's media history. "Everything I'm talking about is going to come out simultaneously except the advertising company which will start somewhere in May," he told yesterday. Kennedy downplayed the claim which was carried in the initial two stories of on his mega empire... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
EA Founder & Digital Chocolate CEO Trip Hawkins to Deliver Opening Keynote at GDC Mobile 2007 Jan 31, 2007
He will offer lessons from media history and from early examples of mobile innovation. GDC Mobile is taking place March 5-6 at the Moscone Convention Center North in San Francisco. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Dascenzo: Duke's energy on defense wins the night Jan 19, 2007
"Look at the banners," Krzyzewski said, seemingly attempting to give the media history lesson. "Since 1986, I think we have 15 ACC championships. No one else has done that.". (Herald Sun)
Bloggers get press pass in CIA-leak trial Jan 16, 2007
The trial of former White House aide I. Lewis Scooter Libby is making media history in one of the nation's historic courthouses. For the first time, reporters for Web logs received the same press credentials as print and broadcast journalists at the 55-year-old courthouse in Washington where the Pentagon Papers opinion was crafted and the Watergate trials were held. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
132,000 + 21,500 = Success? Jan 11, 2007
com - 132,000 + 21,500 = Success. - FOX Fan - Speak Out. (Fox News -- Views)
BBC's Television Centre faces closure after 50 years Jan 11, 2007
The centre's closure would end half a century of media history at the location. It opened in 1960 on a site used for the Franco-British exhibition of 1908 - all the exhibition buildings were white, and the area has since been known as White City. (Guardian Unlimited)
LANGUAGE: Retronyms are not what they used to be Jan 7, 2007
The example chosen by M-W is console television set, a deeply bulky device receding into the mists of media history in this age of LCD and plasma screens. The Merriam lexies, always strong on etymology, cite the earliest usage they can find of retronym in this column in 1980, which credited Frank Mankiewicz, then president of National Public Radio, as the coiner. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Supermarkets TV debut Jan 1, 2007
A cheap box of washing powder signalled a watershed in French media history last night when it featured in France s first television advertising campaign for a supermarket chain. Banned from advertising on television under a law passed in 1968 to protect the regional press, French chain stores have been freed from the shackles of a dirigiste state by Brussels. (TimesOnline)
'War is finished' Dec 23, 2006
Fox News is the shill for this administration's universally devastating policies; it is its propaganda machine, and deserves a quick and free ride down the trash chute of media history. No wonder our friend can idly contemplate a nuclear Armageddon. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Newest First Oldest First Oct 28, 2006
Their past media history of blatant self-publicising should rule them out at the first jump. Their behaviour in Malawi was disgusting, and their mega-donation certainly violated our laws against paying anyone for an adoption, in spirit if not technically. (Salon)
Professor Silent Bob Oct 26, 2006
"But hopefully someone will put it on YouTube, and I can watch it illegally." From post-production music and writing the scripts to traveling across the country to experience undiscovered American excitement, Smith, Kelly and their students are making media history. "We know we're not curing cancer, but we're actually doing something that's kind of cool," Smith said. (The Daily Bruin, CA)
HYPE STALKER Oct 12, 2006
Sumner Redstone s recent appearance on The Charlie Rose show was a sweet bit of media history and packed with surprises. Redstone revealed that before firing Viacom bigwig Tom Freston he offered him the top job at the company only to have Freston decline the offer. (New York Press)
Dangerous attack or fair point? Straw veil row deepens Oct 7, 2006
Jean Seaton, professor of media history at the University of Westminster, said she would be reluctant to teach a student who covered their face. "You can't teach somebody if they can't communicate, without seeing the response. Teaching is not like stuffing a goose with corn - its utterly reactive. In a social situation, everybody else's faces are giving away stuff left right and centre.". (Guardian Unlimited)
- Patrick Barkham: Do free papers mean the end of quality journalism? Sep 22, 2006
And it is a moment in media history that is being repeated across the western world. A sea of people shift and bob beneath the departures board of Liverpool Street station at rush hour. (Guardian Unlimited)
* Hurricane showed the ugly side of America Aug 27, 2006
Nor was Katrina an honorable chapter in US and European media history. Many outlets sensationalized and blew the situation out of all proportion, with countless horror stories of alleged mass rapes and murders in refugee camps, snipers gone wild and looting on the streets of New Orleans. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Broadcast blues Jul 16, 2006
Now, he is overseeing a key moment in Australian media history, with the spotlight shifting to whether the ABC, under new managing director Mark Scott, will flirt with the same idea. Reaction to SBS's decision has been strong within and outside the broadcaster. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ask The Experts Jun 16, 2006
He's also the author and editor of numerous books, including "Society Online" and "CyberSociety." His research interests include the social history of communication technology, popular music studies, Internet studies, and media history. Cynthia P. Hunter is a career and technology educator at Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville, Md. (CBS News)
Pick up D-train for Salty? Jun 6, 2006
I hate to tell you, I worked in that building for 20 years and Ted did run the show until 1998 when Gerry Levin and Steve Case forced Ted out in what was the worst deal in media history, the company is still reeling from that merger with AOL that never worked ... I hate to tell you, I worked in that building for 20 years and Ted did run the show until 1998 when Gerry Levin and Steve Case forced Ted out in what was the worst deal in media history, the company is still reeling from that merger... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
$100,000 Brinson Foundation Grant Supports Presidential Debate Exhibit at the new Museum of Broadcast Communications Jun 3, 2006
"We are thrilled that The Brinson Foundation has provided the leadership in creating an exhibit that will offer visitors a chance to learn of Chicago's role in political media history and re-live the many memorable moments from presidential debates spanning 1960 to 2004," DuMont added. The four-level, 70,000-square-foot broadcast museum will include two expansive floors of interactive exhibits and innovative studio experiences. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
three-day series Jun 2, 2006
Jones is the author and editor of numerous books, including "Society Online," "CyberSociety," "Virtual Culture," "CyberSociety 2.0," "The Encyclopedia of New Media," "Rock Formation: Technology, Music and Mass Communication," "The Internet for Educators and Homeschoolers," and "Pop Music and the Press." His research interests include the social history of communication technology, popular music studies, Internet studies, and media history. Jones was first president and co-founder of the... (CBS News)
We were ready to hack our legs off May 22, 2006
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. By Justin Norrie and Elicia MurrayMay 22, 2006. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
HD-DVD Officially Launched : A roundup of IGN coverage of the HD-A1, t... Apr 19, 2006
After months of rumors, speculation, and a few delays, today, April 18th, will go down in the annals of media history, for better or worse. Toshiba is the first of the electronics giants to hit retail with a next-gen DVD player. (IGN Gear)
Movie downloads an evolutionary idea? Apr 5, 2006
A hearty thanks to The Media History Project Time Line - hosted by the University of Minnesota for their look back at technological advancements. They can be found at. (Monsters and Critics.com)
- Emily Bell Mar 6, 2006
Last month, the notoriously tasteless but hugely popular US "shock jock" Howard Stern ended his contract with CBS and went to a subscription-only satellite service called Sirius, for probably the largest ever single talent deal in media history (about $500m of cash and shares). Last week, CBS hit him with a lawsuit. (Guardian Unlimited)
Martin Garbus: History Prohibits Sulzberger, Times from Burying Facts of Meetings with Bush Administration (HuffingtonPost.com) Jan 14, 2006
Martin Garbus: History Prohibits Sulzberger, Times from Burying Facts of Meetings with Bush Administration - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (RSS - Yahoo News - Opinion/Editorial)
Howard Stern begins satellite broadcasts Jan 11, 2006
Jan. 9: Years from now, will future generations of broadcasters look back upon January 9th as a landmark date in media history, or will the details of Howard Stern's first satellite radio broadcast barley register a memory. Keith Olbermann weighs in. (MSNBC)
People powerHow the public and their digital technology are shaping the world Jan 2, 2006
It secured its place in media history when Apple incorporated podcast directories into its iTunes jukebox. As a result, the challenge to content industries and mainstream media has been to think about how to ensure everyone has access to quality and trusted sources of news and information. (BBC News -- UK)
