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"HOLLYWOOD GOES GREEN" SUMMIT

Stefanie Michaels | Posted 11.21.2008 | Business

Read More: Stefanie Michaels, Hollywood Film Production Slows, Zahava Stroud, Green Initiatives, Hollywood Goes Green, Media, Green, Film, Tv, Los Angeles, Carbon Footprint, Entertainment Business, NBC Universal, Adventure Girl, Environment, Sustainable Solutions, Beth Colleton, Commercial Productions, Hollywood, Business News
Stefanie Michaels

The Hollywood Event to Focus Sustainable Innovation and Corporate Responsibility It seems like everyone is hopping on the "Go Green wagon" today, so ...

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Gender, Politics & Media Redux

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: McCain Advisors, Gender Bias, Gender, Media, Larry Summers, Election 2008, Lesley Jane Seymour, More Magazine, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Geraldine Ferraro, Shorenstein Center, Politics, Women and Media, Sexism, Women and Politics, Marie Wilson, Hillary Clinton, Arianna Huffington, Carol Jenkins, Class, Politics News
Marcia G. Yerman

One topic that spawned plenty of conversation during the race for the presidency, was the role of gender. Last week, New York Women In Communication...

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Keep Voice Alive

Johnathon Briggs | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago

Read More: New Expression, Media, Youth Communication Chicago, Ann Christine Heintz, L.A. Youth, Youth Journalism, Teen Newspaper Chicago, Chicago News
Johnathon Briggs

With Y.C.C. on the brink of closure, Chicago risks losing more than its oldest teen newspaper; it risks losing an avenue for young people to find their place in the world.

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Fall of the Wall: Can The Financial Sector Be Controlled?

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.19.2008 | Business

Read More: History, Free Market, Great Fire, Stock Exchange, Wall Street, 911, Bailouts, Media, Business News
Danny Schechter

Where's the outcry when you learn that more money has been spent to contain this crisis than was used in all of World War 11?

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Jack Myers' Five Emerging Principles for Redefining Advertising and Marketing Effectiveness

Jack Myers | Posted 11.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Media Companies, Jack Myers, Marketing, General Electric, Media, Advertising, Ad Agencies, Business News
Jack Myers

Marketers, agencies and media companies are struggling to come to grips with the economic downturn, but the economy is camouflaging their most compell...

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Is this 1988 or 2008?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Newspapers, Newscycle, Sarah Palin, Media, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jennifer Donahue

The world does not know what to do with its primed intellect, having just covered the election of a lifetime. What now?

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Media Drunk Tank: Seriously, Why Won't Joe the Plumber Just Bugger Off?

Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer | Posted 11.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Fox News, Sarah Palin Book, Greta Van Susteren, Michael Medved, Joe the Plumber Book, Media, Michelle Malkin, Michelle Malkin Google, 236.Com, Google, Media News
Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer

Joe's book will be out in less than two weeks! And apparently the cover was designed by someone who only has access to Microsoft Paint.

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Reality Has a Liberal Bias

Aram Khayatpour | Posted 11.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Liberal Media, Conservative, Liberal, Media, In the Tank, Bias, Media News
Aram Khayatpour

During the presidential campaign season, media coverage of McCain was 57% negative and 14% positive while the coverage of Obama was 29% negative and 36% positive.

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New Rule: Shop the Presses

Bill Maher | Posted 11.18.2008 | Media

Read More: November 5th Times, November 5 Times, Times November 5th, Nyt, Obama Victory Newspaper, November 5 Newspaper, New York Times, Media, New York Times November 5th, Obama Wins New York Times, 236.Com, Media News
Bill Maher

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Apparently, Mom Bloggers Care About Baby Slings, Not Child Rapists

Patricia Handschiegel | Posted 11.17.2008 | Living

Read More: Blogs, Motrin, Social Media, Mom Bloggers, Media, Protect Our Children Act, Living News
Patricia Handschiegel

To all the mommy bloggers out there raging about the Motrin ad: I blogged to help protect your kids when you didn't.

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Journalists Spin for Republicans on the New "60-Vote" Senate Regime

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Mitch McConnell, Mainstream Media, Political Reporting, Vice-President, Senate, Senate Majority, Nuclear Option, Filibuster, Media, Party Divide, Democrats, Partisan Politics, Republicans, David Herszenhorn, Media News
Joseph A. Palermo

The "60 vote" threshold is an artificial obstructionist creation of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and the Senate Republicans.

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Mayor Bloomberg Does It Again

Rory O'Connor | Posted 11.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Michael Bloomberg Term Limits, Media, Mayor Bloomberg, Press, Bloomberg Press, New York Three, New York Times, Freedom of Press, Media News
Rory O'Connor

I must protest -- even at the risk of having my press credential arbitrarily and summarily revoked -- the latest undemocratic decision by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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Sarah, We'd Like to Miss You, but You Won't Go Away

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Msm, Sarah Palin, Mainstream Media, Politics News, Sarah Palin Press Conference, Financial Crisis, Media, Media News
Tom D'Antoni

I mean, I like watching Republicans make fools of themselves as much as the next guy, something they have, thankfully, not ceased even for a split second, but why is it that all I see is Sarah Palin?

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Obama, Rush Limbaugh and Fox News: A Look at Media in 2009

Josh Silver | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, News Coverage, Rush Limbaugh, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Rupert Murdoch, Fox News, Obama Transition, Obama, Media, Media News
Josh Silver

As Obama inherits a severe economic crisis, two wars, and myriad other problems, it will be too easy for media issues to get pushed down the to-do list.

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Top 10 Ways Team Obama Should Use Web Video & MultiMedia

Dan Manatt | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Blogosphere, State of the Union, Internet, Webcast, Obama Inauguration, Rich Media, Joe Rospars, Macon Phillips, Media, Jesse Lee, Barack Obama, Web Video, Politics News
Dan Manatt

The technological transformation of the presidency -- and its use of technology to make the executive branch more responsive, interactive, and transparent -- can, from day one, be the first great achievement and legacy of the Obama presidency.

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Soft Power is Obama's Greatest Strength

Indra Adnan | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Dialogue, Terrorists, Pakistan, Joseph Nye, New Administration, Violence, Obama, Iran, Media, Pacifism, Peace, Barack Obama, Fake News, Iraq War, Armistice Day, Smart Power, Activism, Dennis Kucinich, Soft Power, Non-Violence, Participation, Politics News
Indra Adnan

Perhaps all that is needed is a good role model for soft power: someone who seeks to engage rather than stand off, capable of dialogue not just debate.

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House-- Not

Sara Catania | Posted 11.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Politics, Humor Politics, Breaking Media News, Political Analysis, Comedy Central, Comedy, Barack Obama, Jon Stewart, Entertainment News, Media, Democrats, Republicans, Home News
Sara Catania

Comedy's Obama Problem It's been more than a week now since our historic presidential election, and comedians are suffering a serious case of Republi...

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Media Drunk Tank: Blond Jokes

Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer | Posted 11.12.2008 | Media

Read More: FOX News Megyn Kelly, Fox News, Politics, Ann Coulter, Republicans, Megyn Kelly, Media, Ann Coulter Crazy, Sarah Palin, 236.Com, Mike Gravel, Media News
Joseph Minton Amann and Tom Breuer

If you haven't seen Kelly's positively apoplectic pre-election interview with Obama spokesman Bill Burton, you owe it to yourself to take a look. Just Google "Megyn Kelly" and "goes nuts," and it will pop up immediately.

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American Press Institute: Read This Before Your Secret 'Crisis' Meeting

Maegan Carberry | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Mainstream Media, Web 2.0, Internet, Newspapers, Tim O'Reilly, American Press Institute, New Media, Media, Web 2.0 Summit, San Francisco, Newspaper Industry, Media News
Maegan Carberry

The American Press Institute is huddled behind closed doors this week in crisis mode discussing how to save the deadwood editions that still turn a profit.

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Campaign '08: MSM's Last Hurrah

Alan D. Mutter | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Media, Television Business, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Newspaper Business, American Idol, Media News
Alan D. Mutter

The new generation of media-savvy voters will take full advantage of the abundance of news and will add their voices to what will become a national, 24/7, no-holds-barred town hall meeting.

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Scarborough, Stahl, Shrum, Rollins, Rather, And Weisberg Dissect Press Coverage Of 2008 Election

Huffington Post | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: The Week, Joe Scarborough, Dylan Stableford, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Jeff Bercovici, Media, Ed Rollins, Jacob Weisberg, Lesley Stahl, Dan Rather, Media News

Monday night The Week magazine hosted a dinner panel on media at New York's Rainbow Room. The panel, moderated by Sir Harry Evans, discussed the medi...

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Arianna Joins Gavin Newsom and Joe Trippi at the Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco

Huff TV | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: New Media, Gavin Newsom, Web 2.0, Media, Joe Trippi, Media News
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Bush and Obama: What Really (Might Have) Happened

James Rotondi | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama Presidential Transition, Humor Politics, Obama Transition, Political Humor, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, George Bush, Breaking Entertainment News, Humor, Obama Presidency, President Obama, Republicans, Democrats, Humor and Satire, Media, Media Coverage of 2008 Election, Funny, Politics News
James Rotondi

"Yo, Barackulator -- you want a brew?" President-Elect Barack Obama looked up at George W. Bush, the lame-duck 43rd President of the United States, w...

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Media 'In the Tank' for Obama? Studies Don't Prove It (So Far) -- And Here's Why

Greg Mitchell | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Obama, Electon 2008, Press Criticism, Media, Obama Media Coverage, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama Media, Barack Obama, Obama White House, Obama Priorities, Obama Transition, Obama Issues, Media Bias, President Elect Obama, Media News
Greg Mitchell

Can the media be faulted if one candidate is committing the major share of gaffes or making the most inaccurate statements in speeches and in ads? Is it "bias" to recognize that?

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China's Propaganda in Tibet: Plenty of Viewers, Few Believers

Rebecca Novick | Posted 11.10.2008 | Media

Read More: Political Propaganda, Human Rights, Dalai Lama, Propaganda, Tibet, Media, China Tibet, China, Media News
Rebecca Novick

If anyone had missed the bit about the Party's kindness, The Red Flag Village report makes sure that they get the message in terms that make one feel as if the Cultural Revolution is in full swing.

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