Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
Radio Free Europe goes to Video
The new building… About four months ago we started a project with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty here in Prague. We took them from radio to video. RFE/RL has some of the most dedicated reporters in the world, working in...
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Sign me up Jeff Jarvis runs an interesting commentary as organizations like The New York Times try to find ways to monetize their websites. Maybe hats and umbrellas like NPR for the NY Times? I think he’s close but...
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For $100 million or so they can deliver an hour After a 4-week vacation and a hiatus from both work (for the most part) and the blog, we are back in London and back at work, and now back...
Read moreRenting a House in Sicily
The pool at Le Sorbe After a Milan, Venice and Tuscany, we wrapped up our month in Italy by renting a house in Sicily for a week. There was no Internet, so I have been cut off from the...
Read moreMy Day at the Spa
Waiting for my massage.. I am not a Spa person. Many years ago, I was on a business trip to Helsinki. These were the days when Finland was still a ‘communist’ country, and I was staying at the Marksi...
Read moreIs China Inevitable?
Inevitable…yet moral and complying with the will of God Last week, in Venice, we went past the home of Marco Polo. Marco Polo, for those who went to public school in the US in the past 30 years and...
Read morePrada: 70% off!
The Prada Store in Tuscany Among inveterate travelers to Italy, there is a tale of the mythological Prada Outlet, where you can get Prada clothing direclty from the factory at up to 70% off. This is no myth. It...
Read moreEnvisioning The Future
Apparently we have not made a lot of progress…. The late 19th Century was one very much like our own in many ways. It was an era which saw an explosion of new technologies that were rapidly changing the...
Read moreA Week in Venice
Breakfast at the Gritti Palace I had not been back to Venice for more than a decade. The first time I went it was when I was a kid with a backpack. The second time I went, it was...
Read morePowerful Video
96 simultaneous videos of faces from Hungary Yesterday we spent the day at the Venice Biennale, the great modern art exhibition. Even for someone who lives over the MoMA, it was an overwhelming show. Building after building, pavilion after...
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