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.
Strange Fascination
The Tower of Power…. Friends Grant and JoAnn were recent houseguests of ours. They came visiting from England, and spent a week here in New York, staying with us. Like any good houseguests, they gave us a small gift...
Read moreThat’s The Power of Video
OK. you can stay for dinner. Just don’t trash the place…. Our favorite hard rockers stopped by yesterday. Bjorn and Nitzan (he’s Bjorn and she’s Nitzan), are the lead singer and guitarist in the European rock band Drive Like...
Read moreHere’s One For The Little Guys
Hey, isn’t that Matt Roloff on the right? I am getting married in a month. The soon-to-be Mrs. Rosenblum is pictured above, on my right. (The 6’6″ guy in the picture, you will notice, has no one on their...
Read moreCongratulations Matt Gould
Is this all you have to eat? Matt Gould, our old pal, stopped by for dinner. He and his family have left Silver Spring (home of Discovery Networks), and moved to New York, as he starts his new job...
Read moreBikini Car Wash
Not too long ago, one of our less than supportive friends (hard to believe but true), was asking ‘what happened to all the VJs from 5Takes? Are they working’. Well, strangely enough, yesterday, I ran in to Francisco Aliwalas,...
Read moreIt really IS the end of the world….
And the winner is……. “Are we living in the last century of our civilization? Is it possible that all of our technology, knowledge and wealth cannot save us from ourselves? Could our society actually be heading towards collapse? -From...
Read moreMeanwhile, back on earth….
200 years in the future, and the only black woman on board is STILL the receptionist. Not to demonstrate my age, nor my geek childhood, but when I was a kid, Star Trek was my favorite show. The plots...
Read moreWhere Are the VJ Jobs?
OK. Spread out….. One of my favorite BBC series, Life On Mars apparently is coming to the US. I have no doubt that whatever US network picks it up will mangle it in a remake, much like The Office,...
Read moreNewspapers to Video 3
All across the country, newspapers are racing to embrace video. It makes sense. First newspapers go the web because it’s the best way for them to get their information into people’s homes. Then, the web goes to video. The...
Read moreShhhhhh…..
who? Spent all this week working with a major publishing client to convert their very well known print products to video. Can’t talk about it. Publisher says so. Then, got an email from a good friend executive inside a...
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