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Mass Communication and Fear
I’m guest lecturing today in a class on the Science of Fear. Here are some readings that I’ve put together on the topic.
Getting Old
Years ago when I got my first job as an assistant professor at Northern Arizona University, Jack Sisco, the gruff, old director of the program looked at me and said: “It’s bad enough when the incoming freshmen could be your … Continue reading
Remembering Pete Seeger – Singing all the verses all the time
American folk singer and activist (but I repeat myself) Pete Seeger died yesterday at the ripe old age of 94. I never got the chance to see Pete in person, but I did see so many of the people he … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 7, Pre-class video, Uncategorized
Tagged activism, music, Pete Seeger, pre-class video
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Was Justin Bieber the most important story in America yesterday?
As you no doubt have heard, if you were paying attention to almost any news media in America yesterday, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber was arrested early Thursday morning for drag racing and DUI in Miami, Florida. In fact, if … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 6, Uncategorized
Tagged Bieber, broadcast news, cnn, television
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Pop Culture Roundup
World’s Oldest Romance Writer Passes Away at Age 105 And she so doesn’t fit into your stereotypes. (Unless your stereotype is of someone who was supposedly conceived during an affair with a Russian duke… DiGiorno pizza gets good response to … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 4, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged Because I can, pop culture, twitter
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Media News Roundup
Al Jazeera America gives viewers a more serious look at the news This summer I had my online media literacy students watch Al Jazeera English online for half an hour. They were all surprised at how serious of a newscast … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 12, Chapter 15, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Uncategorized
Tagged cable news, diversity, ethics, global media, music, public relations
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Could This Be The Copyright Law Update We Need?
There’s been a lot of controversy surrounding copyright law as of late that charges that it is hopelessly biased toward the rights of large, corporate media (i.e. Disney and the like). Under current copyright law, it is apparently legal for … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Uncategorized
Tagged copyright, legal issues, media law
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Remembering Roger Ebert
“Roger Ebert loved movies. Except for those he hated” It was hard to get the news last week that Pulitzer Prize winning film critic Roger Ebert had died of cancer. Just the day before he died, Ebert had announced on … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
And we’re back after a pause for getting fun things like taxes done. Is Nike getting what they want from the Tiger Woods “Winning” ad? (Ad Rants) How does the the 2013 movie box office compare to 2012’s at this … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 11, Chapter 15, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Uncategorized
Tagged advertising, global media, mobile media, mobile phones, questions, television
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Pop Culture Charley – Handicapping the Oscars
Charley Reed has done enough guest blog posts here that I’m no longer going to consider him a guest poster. Instead, I’m going to put his great commentaries on pop media culture under the heading Charley’s Pop Culture. Here are … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 8, Uncategorized
Tagged Charley Reed, movies, Oscars, Oscars 2013
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