Michael Moore and the DIY Spirit Michael Moore was in town last night on his DIY-ish book tour for Stupid White Men and, of course, talked about how much trouble it was to get the book published in the first place, and how, then, his publisher refused to fund a real book tour (I believe […]
Archive | April, 2002
Non-profit webcasters write in to
Non-profit webcasters write in to Salon calling ‘bullshit’ on the proposed copyright fees going to the Recording Industry (not the artists, since they already get paid through ASCAP and BMI) and the RIAA’s pompous lies and defenses. I’ll let the absurdities and truth-telling speak for themselves. But I will say that it becomes clearer how […]
In today’s Christian Science Monitor
In today’s Christian Science Monitor Professors John Nerone (who, incidentally, is my excellent academic advisor) and Kevin Barnhurst argue that the redesign of the Wall Street Journal is emblematic of newspapers’ shift to accurate user-friendliness at the expense of “empowering citizens by immersing them in a common news culture. In the industrial newspapers, readers made […]
Point and Counter-Point on Pacifica
Point and Counter-Point on Pacifica In the newest edition of the Nation magazine Susan J. Douglas, a well-known communications scholar, asks, “Is There a Future for Pacifica?” In it she tries to take a middle-of-the-road approach apparently to objectively survey the prospects of the network as it tries to heal from its years-long conflict. That’s […]
Bill Moyers Investigating the Nation’s Largest Radio Crook…er, Company?
Bill Moyers Investigating the Nation’s Largest Radio Crook…er, Company? Broadcasting and Cable reports that PBS’s Now with Bill Moyers is ‘ is said to be working on a piece about “business models and vertical integration” in the radio business,” which apparently will include Clear Channel, the nation’s largest radio station owner, which now also owns […]