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.
Where Are We Going?
“….are we there yet?…..” In the first half of the 20th Century, we had an economy that was based on manufacturing stuff. That is, the bulk of the economy was based on making physical, tangible things, like bricks, or...
Read moreOuija Board TV
Our new head of programming….. OK. This is not about VJs, ‘the revolution’ or my now defunct Bang and Olufsen system. This is about producing TV shows… or at least pitching them.
Read moreThe Tyranny of Technology
from state of the art to paperweight….. We are moving. We bought an apartment upstairs in the same building, and Monday is moving day. This being Manhattan, we are also doing a great deal of work on the new...
Read moreWhat’s Your Trip…..
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSaY3TSOP6c] Guy Bauer’s video submission on his trip to Ireland made it into the pilot for What’s Your Trip with Anthony Bourdain. But I also loved Bauer’s travel video to Poland. The home page for the show is finally...
Read moreGeorge Lucas Speaks
I didn’t say it, George Lucas did: Moving Beyond Moving Pictures: Spring 2007 By George Lucas ’66 When Johannes Gutenberg set out to build a printing press in the mid-15th century,the last thing on his mind was starting a...
Read more5Takes Vlog
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sqDY8I_PFI] This is the first of many videos I will be posting from the 5Takes series. This is a vlog, intended for quick turn and online only. This is not a finished, polished for air clip. As soon as...
Read moreThe Peasants Are Revolting!
…. storming the CBS Building….. The printing press unleashed a revolution unforseen by Gutenberg. The ‘people’ were suddenly in control of information. And those who had until then complete power over information did not like this at all. The...
Read moreThe World Turned Upside-Down
…for all to see, in black and white… “Yes, there are more producers of video content. That content will continue to grow/explode. But I will not have time or energy to watch more than a few each day. Sorting...
Read moreThe Revolution Comes Home
The hand that rocks the cradles… also holds the video camera…. Mary Sturges. Home schooling mother of 8 from South Carolina. Not exactly your idea of revolutionary. But when the video revolution reaches here, you know its real.
Read moreKGTV is Number 1
numbers through the roof…. KGTV, the VJ (or DC) driven station in San Diego has moved way up in the ratings as of the critical May sweeps period. Some newscasts have shown increases of almost 30%. There has been...
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