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.
Monopoly, Burger King & The Forbin Project
Do not pass go – OK, if you say so… Every once in a while you read a book that has an enormous impact on the way you think. Sidney Mintz’s Sweetness and Power was such a book. Ostensibly,...
Read moreA Very Short History of Music Videos – Part 2
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbWULu5_nXI[/youtube] The Moody Blues – Knights in White Satin – 1967 The combination of music and images has, since the introduction of opera, been one of the most powerful media in human experience. Up until now, it was so...
Read moreMichelle Michael Wins NPPA VJ of the Year
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-527154?ref=email Watch this! OK It is not often that I will tell you this, but this piece is required viewing. It’s by Michelle Michael, a Videojournalist for the Armed Forces Network in Germany. She also just won the NPPA...
Read moreWhy You Can’t See Al Jazeera in the US – What is this? Cuba?
try finding this on your TV at home…. Al Jazeera did a fantastic job of covering the uprising in Egypt. Of course, no one in the US would know that… because it isn’t possible to even watch Al Jazeera,...
Read moreBen Hughes, 16 Year old Filmmaker & his $800 DSLR
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04jww2-P9pI[/youtube] He’s 16 years old! OK I want you to check this out. This is written, directed, produced and even special effected by Ben Hughes, a 16-year old filmmaking prodigy from Minnesota. Minnesota, for crying out loud. He shoots...
Read moreRodale Goes to Video
First day at Rodale This week we are at Rodale Inc. They’re the folks who publish, (among other things), Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Bicycling, Runner’s World, Running Times… and lots more. Now, they’ve moving their editorial staff into the...
Read moreKeith Olbermann Goes To Current TV
Current event? It would seem that Keith Olbermann, formerly host of Countdown, MSNBC’s top rated show is going to go to Current TV. As one of the founders of Current (the original Current TV was based on my idea),...
Read moreWhen NPR’s Radiolab Plays With Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0HfwkArpvU[/youtube] When the folks at NPR start to play with video… IÂ like NPR. I listen to it every morning while I am preparing breakfast. I particularly like it on the weekends. NPR does great radio. Now, like everyone else,...
Read moreHow Chuck Fadely is Changing the World of Newspapervideo
Miami Herald Video Maven I started reading Chuck Fadely’s video missives a few years ago when I signed up for his Yahoo group, Newspapervideo. I was so impressed, I brought him to Brussels to speak at our annual Digital...
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