FCC Expected To Announce Support of Net Neutrality Monday
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Saturday, September 19, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Remember going to the video store for films?
I'm surprised Blockbuster is still around. Brick and mortar video stores are a thing of the past, and they are shutting down thousands in the coming year. But they are doing everything possible to adapt to the delivery of home/filmed entertainment in the age of convergence. See their web site for the multiple delivery systems they offer. But can they compete in the age of bitTorrent, hulu and YouTube?
Yahoo! & Twitter: White House Q&A on Health Care
The White House answers' questions from "netizens" via Yahoo! News and Twitter.
An example of the new kind of participatory culture in the age of convergence.
An example of the new kind of participatory culture in the age of convergence.
"News" in the Age of Twitter: Obama & Kanye West
From the L.A. Times: read what happened when an ABC News correspondent prematurely twittered a report that President Obama called Kanye West an "jack***."
Of course, there is a second layer of reporting here, with the LA Times reporting on the inappropriate report and echoing the news, giving the story a longer life!
Professional standards for journalists are being challenged in the age of 24/7 connectivity and immediacy.
Of course, there is a second layer of reporting here, with the LA Times reporting on the inappropriate report and echoing the news, giving the story a longer life!
Professional standards for journalists are being challenged in the age of 24/7 connectivity and immediacy.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Local News is the Heart of Democracy: So Why is it disappearing?
View This video from PBS' Bill Moyers
and consider what happens when we lose local news converage.
and consider what happens when we lose local news converage.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Why Michelle Obama's Hair Matters
This recent article from Time Magazine explores some of the social and political nuances of Michelle Obama's hair styles, particularly as it relates to the historical currents underlying the meaning of African-American women's hair.
Read this article in relation to to the video "A Girl Like Me," produced by teen filmmaker Kiri Davis.
What role does the media play in establishing the value systems by which we define our identity? How do we learn what is favorable, appropriate, professional, fashionable, etc? Where do we get the images that help us form our sense of style and identity?
Read this article in relation to to the video "A Girl Like Me," produced by teen filmmaker Kiri Davis.
What role does the media play in establishing the value systems by which we define our identity? How do we learn what is favorable, appropriate, professional, fashionable, etc? Where do we get the images that help us form our sense of style and identity?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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