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.
Why 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...
Read moreMore Salmon From The New York Times
NYÂ Times Video Chief Ann Derry Yesterday, Ann Derry announced that The NY Times was starting to give their reporters iPhones to cover stories in video as well as in text. So far, so good. But this is 2011. Never...
Read moreReflections on The First Amendment, Cairo and Wikileaks
I copied this one directly from The Tea Party of Georgia’s Website One of the things that makes America a truly unique country is the First Amendment. Enshrined as the very first and most important Amendment in the Bill...
Read moreBritish Amateur Launches Paper Planes Into Space – Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_a4j8h7MMg&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] God speed, John Glenn In 1962, John Glenn, strapped atop a Mercury Redstone rocket, was the first American shot into space. Two prior astronauts had ridden the Redstone, but only on sub-orbital flights. Up and down. I am...
Read moreVideo + Social Media Lead A Revolution in Cairo Streets
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_emuOVvlbU&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Here is a video, shot today in Cairo, and posted on Bryce.vc Now, here is what is interesting (as Bryce notes). Take a look at the video. First, I don’t know about you, but I have not seen...
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