Steven A. Miller is Coordinator of Undergraduate Studies and teaches Broadcast Journalism in the Rutgers University Department of Journalism and Media Studies.

Blog Entries by Steve Miller

Obama Campaign Big Winner in Media Revolution

Posted October 30, 2008 | 05:02 PM (EST)


While we have cast our steely eyes on the Presidential race, the world of media has been experiencing a revolution. It has been a quick, methodical coup d'etat that has reformulated the who, what, where, when and why we get our news and information. And, in a parallel with the...

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Amid New Media Landscape, Rachel Maddow Manages to Succeed in Old School Medium

Posted October 22, 2008 | 09:03 AM (EST)


Even before the economic meltdown, newspapers, magazines and radio were having a tough time--as newspapers suffered big declines in circulation and ad revenue, and magazines and radio saw audience and revenue figures stagnate."- Erik Sass, Media Post Publications, October 21, 2008

The entire Presidential campaign this year has had one...

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Media Miss Crucial Election Speech On Global Poverty

Posted September 26, 2008 | 08:56 AM (EST)


We live in a 24/7/365 news cycle. But, even with billions of dollars of resources, thousands of employees and a network of information that rivals anything in the history of the world, the media are incapable of covering more than one subject at a time.

While it is true that...

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