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.
Twitter Stumbles Into A World That Is “Increasingly Video”
The New York Times this morning (and everyone else) was filled with the news of Twitter CEO and Founder Dick Costolo stepping down. The stock price immediately jumped 7%. Not that any replacement was announced, nor was there...
Read moreThe Whole World is Watching – all the time
America’s first Reality Show on TV – image courtesy Wikicommons On May 3, 1963, Freedom Riders descended on the city of Birmingham, Alabama, demanding equal civil rights for black Americans. Since the end of the Civil War, or shortly thereafter,...
Read moreText and Video are The Same Thing Now
not so complicated… This morning, Omtalk.com published a fascinating article entitled “How & Why Facebook video can overtake Youtube”. And they had the stats to back it up: Facebook only started getting serious about video a year ago, but...
Read moreAll Journalists Must Learn Video says AFP Chief
The ability to produce video packages is one of the most important skills a journalist can have, according to Phil Chetwynd, global editor-in-chief at AFP. So says Phil Chetwynd, head of AFP, head of one of the largest and...
Read moreA Solution to the Brian Williams Dilemma
Think about it…. (image courtesy Wikicommons) So NBC seems to have a problem. Should Brian Williams come back? Personally, I can’t see what all the agonizing is over, but it might have something to do with the reported $30...
Read moreWhy Smart People Have to Embrace Video
Life changing… In 1985, Neil Postman published a book called Amusing Ourselves to Death. Every once in a while you read a book that completely changes the way you see the world. Once (or maybe twice) you read a...
Read moreThe Selfie World
Captured imaginations We have the pleasure of living in Midtown Manhattan. This also means we have the misfortune of living a few blocks from Times Square. Normally, we try and avoid Times Square at all costs – even if...
Read moreHow To Cut The Cost of News – England Shows The Way
A different way of looking at the British elections… Although it is still two years away, America is gearing up for its Presidential election. With Hillary having already raised more than a reported $2 billion, a lot of money...
Read moreTragic News – Millions for Nothing
Here are two tragic news stories that appeared back to back last week: London Live and Al Jazeera. Both are TV news start ups that had a lot of money behind them – London Live is London’s only local...
Read moreWhat Is News Worth?
Newsroom of The Daily Telegraph Some years ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of meeting Jim Rogers, the self-made billionaire (or maybe it was just hundreds of millions), and partner of George Soros. Of course, I asked him...
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