Mass Media

Chaz Bono's Unscripted Reality

Gillian Clark | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Mass Media, LGBT Issues, Stereotypes, Transgender, Chastity Bono Transgender, Chaz Bono Dancing With the Stars, Dancing With the Stars, Tolerance, Chaz Bono, Minorities, DC News

When Chaz takes the dance floor and sweats out the maneuvers we all get a unique opportunity to get some answers. But only if we are willing to listen.

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America and the Pursuit of Happiness

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Mass Media, Consumerism, Jigme Thinley, Bhutan, Gdp, Corporations, Gross National Happiness, Politics News

With the world increasingly unstable and dangerous, the time has come to regain our balance and moderation. The mad pursuit of corporate profits is threatening us all.

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The Calm During the Storm: How the Media Actually Got It Right This Week

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Irene, Hurricane Irene, Disaster, Disaster Preparedness, Storm Season, Media, Mass Media, Severe Weather, Media News

As the flood waters recede and the news cycles resumes its deafening roar, we stand to gain from one more lesson learned: while our human-made problems and conflicts seem indomitable, they are the only ones we truly have the power to resolve.

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Television News: Are We Amusing Ourselves to Death?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 10.03.2011

Read More: Mass Media, Television, Corporate News, News, Mass Media Problems, Mass Media Corporations, Newspapers, Media News

How can a corporate news network present objective news on any issue if it is financially supporting a political candidate or promoting a message to a specific audience? The answer is simple: it can't.

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Why Media Kills Most Small Businesses

Arielle Ford | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abc, Small Business, Television Coverage, Mass Media, Arielle Ford, Nbc, Nick Nanton, JW Dicks, Media, Cbs, The Oprah Show, Books News

I have lost track of how many times an author has told me, "If I could just get on Oprah..." In the past this has been a good way to gain exposure fo...

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Happy 90th Birthday...Radio

Sheila Shayon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Midterm Elections, Broadcasting, Kdka, AT&T, Radio, Media, Media News, Mass Media, Public Broadcasting, Media News

Ninety years ago last week, 100 people heard that first KDKA broadcast that Warren G. Harding defeated James M. Cox. Happy 90th birthday Radio, the original Wi-Fi, and thanks for the roots, the memories, and the lessons learned.

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What's Next for the Nuclear Disarmament Movement?

Lawrence Wittner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Peace Action, Mass Media, Nuclear Weapons, Npt, Ban Ki-Moon, Nuclear Abolition, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, NPT Review Conference, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, New Start Treaty, Nuclear-Weapons-Free-World, Politics News

On May 2, a mass nuclear abolition rally and march swept through New York City, from Times Square to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza at the United Nations.

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The Shared Experience: Big Events on Radio and TV

Kate Kelly | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: War of the Worlds, Mass Media, Time Magazine, Shared Experience, Olympics, Hindenburg, Radio, Media News

Part of the pleasure of watching events like the Super Bowl or the Olympics is the fact that we can share the experience with others. We compare notes...

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Can Journalism Learn From The Tabloids?

Poynter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Sun, Tabloid Violence, Mass Media, Newspapers, Journalism Audience, Weekly World News, National Examiner, Tabloids, Supermarket Tabloid, Tiger Woods Scandal, Globe, The Star, National Enquirer, Journalism, Generoso Pope Jr., Tabloid Journalism, Media News

It is easy to dismiss the tabloid brand of journalism as a lot of headlines and no important news, yet the Enquirer reporters scored when they trapped...

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Laboring Under An Illusion: Mass Media Childbirth vs. The Real Thing

Amie Newman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Birth, Birthers, Women, Entertainment, Reproductive Rights, Natural Childbirth, Media Criticism, Women's Health, RH Reality Check, Media, Parenting, Mass Media, Childbirth, Health, Video, Healthy Living News

Elson has been working with pregnant women for many years; her answers to my questions and her perspective seem wonderfully balanced, rooted in a concern for what is best for women.

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What Do Social Media and the Printing Press Have in Common?

Jenny Darroch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Democracy, Marketing Communications, Marketing Strategy, Mass Media, Chief Marketing Officers, Media News

Social media is not as a replacement for traditional media but should be seen as a compliment, as part of an integrated marketing communications strategy.

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Behemoth Blogs Over The Web

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogs, Mass Media, Blogger, Professional Bloggers, Clay Shirky, Atlantic, Blog, Blogging, Technology News

Almost everyone weighing in agreed that blogging has become more corporate, more ossified, and increasingly indistinguishable from the mainstream medi...

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Behind the Scenes of the Global Web Series

Reporters Uncensored | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reporters Uncensored, Online News, Documentary, World Media, Mass Media, Skype Interview, Uncensored News, Internet Media, Unfiltered News, New Media, International Media, World Documentary, Video, World News

There are unfortunately too many international issues that the MSM does not cover

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Things That Will Survive

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Layoffs, Mass Media, Karl Rove, Hmos, General Motors, Regulatory Policy, Ford and Chrysler, The Kindle, Bernard Madoff, Global Warming, New York, House Republicans, Business News

The game is now to figure out who will get through this thing, because when we're all safely on shore the survivors will find a world in which they are faced with significantly less competition.

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Obama, Ubiquitous in Chief

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama and Conservatives, Overexposure, Teabag Party, Teabag Parties, Obama on TV, Fox News, Obama and Media, Presidential Schedule, Mass Media, Barack Obama, Obama in Public, Obama Overexposure, Politics News

Put the president in the public eye too often and you'll diminish the mystique. To be effective, a president must husband his resources. He needs to dole out his spotlight time sparingly.

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Why Isn't CNN Using External Twitter Links?

Ari Herzog | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mass Media, Republican National Committee, Ken Blackwell, Twitter, Katon Dawson, Cnn, Rnc, Jim Duncan, Michael Steele, New Media, Chip Saltsman, Technology, Saul Anuzis, Media News

By clicking their Twitter links, I can see the candidates are replying to people, retweeting others, and engaging with the American people.

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Gallup: Less Than 50 Percent Of Americans Trust Mass Media

Editor & Publisher | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gallup Polls, Mass Media, Media News

A new Gallup poll released today show a wide gap between how Republicans and Democrats view the mass media. Nearly 3 in 4 Republicans say the media is...

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