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INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA
Professor Leo Aristimuño (Fall 2009)

LINKS | ON-LINE READINGS
 

 

 

ETHNIC PRESS & ALTERNATIVE PRESS
* note: for exam you will need to identify some of the important roles ethnic media plays for the communities they represent and for the broader population as a whole

Allied Media Multi-Cultural Marketing (from this site, follow links to specific communities to see demographics and specific media targeting them)

"Ethnic Media Comes of Age" in depth article on the growth of ethnic media.

“Plunging Economy is Threatening the Ethnic Press” (Reclaim the Media/Associated Press) (2009)

 New Jersey Newspapers(find your local ones)

The Internet and Ethnic Press- a report

Brazilian Voice

The Village Voice(on-line version of NYCs "alternative paper")

The Onion Satirical Newspaper

Filipino Reporter

HispanicSurf: Latino Newspaper Directory_

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MEDIA OWNERSHIP

EXTENSIVE PBS COVERAGE FROM PBS.ORG

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW "Who Owns What"

THE BIG TEN

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RADIO REVOLUTION(S)

THE FOLLOWING SHORT ARTICLES ARE ALL REQUIRED READING for Wed Oct 26th:_

WIRED MAGAZINE : MARCH 2005 : "THE END OF RADIO"
(a series of 3 articles describing the latest developments in the radio industry)

·         "Howard Stern and the Satellite Wars" (On page 3 of this article, be sure to read "Satellite Radio at a Glance")

·         "The Resurrection of Indie Radio" (on pages 5 & 6 of this article, be sure to read "HD Radio at a Glance" & "On-Demand Radio at a Glance")

·         "Adam Curry Wants to Make you an iPod Star" (On page 3 of this article, be sure to read "Podcasting at a Glance")

·         VISIT http://www.PANDORA.COM


ALSO, from the New York Times:

"Revolution on the Radio"

"In One Stroke Podcasting Hits Mainstream"


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Latinos & TV

 

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On Public Television:

Read:A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Public Forum

VISIT THESE SITES: Be aware of what each of these organizations does:

  • CPB: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • NJN: NJ's Public TV Network)
  • WNET NYC's Public TV Station
  • MIND TV An Independent Public TV Station from Philadelphia

 
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On Public Access Television:

?         ?          History of_ Public Access TV: read "The Americans" Sections - particularly the issue of franchising and the FCC decisions that required PEG channels from Cable Companies.

?         ?          The Media Center - Public Access in San Fransisco

?         ?          Directory of Public Access Channels in US

 

 

?         ?          Free Speech TV : "Seizing the power of television to expand social consciousness, FSTV fuels the movement for progressive social, economic, and political transformation. By exposing the public to perspectives excluded from the corporate-owned media, FSTV empowers citizens to fight injustices, to revitalize democracy, and to build a more compassionate world."


*Note: Free Speech TV is not necessarily considered Public Access, it's more "Community" or "Activist" television


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Television Viewing Statistics

 CPB/TRAC Study on ETHNIC VIEWING STATISTICS

Viewing Habits, Statistics, Addiction?

 

 

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TELEVISION OF TOMORROW (or TODAY?)

 

(1) From Wired Magazine:: Read the following (3) articles and follow the corresponding links to see the sites the articles are describing. These articles are from 2005. As in all things related to New Media, things continue to change.

     “Reinventing Television”  (on Jon Stewart) :: also watch the clip of Jon Stewart on CNN's Crossfire here

        "Yahoo! The Super Network..."  visit the Yahoo! Video site

         "ESPN Thinks..." See various related ESPN sites: ESPN home ESPN PodCenter, ESPN Mobile

 

(2) From Professor Aristimuño’s CONVERGENCE BLOG, read the two posts on MIRO (posted September 2007).Also, visit links to various TV sites listed in the week-by-week schedule.


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Read: Article on Pakistan, then ONE NYTimes article, and One Wired magazine article and be ready to discuss how the event reported in the article reflects theways the Internet is changing not only the media industries, but also our social and political worlds

 

 

3. WIRED magazine ARTICLES ON YOUTUBE --- Pick ONE to read & discuss

How a 19-year-old actress and a few struggling Web filmmakers took on TV. A Wired exclusive.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.12/lonelygirl.html

You Tube vs. Boob Tube
TV advertising is broken, putting $67 billion up for grabs. Which explains why google spent a billion and change on an online video startup.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.12/youtube.html



FILM

Hollywood Writers Still Mostly White(Yahoo! / Reuters 5/12/2007)

Little Films on Little Screens (N Y Times, 3/18/2007)  

NEWS

  

"At Pundit School, Learning to Smile and Interrupt," New York Times 10/26/08 available here

"Why McCain is Getting Hosed in the Press," Politico, http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14982.html

"Embracing Your Inner Diva" CNN.COM

"Bring It On-Line: TV stations take on newspapers, Yahoo! and all challengers on the Internet to claim new viewers and boost profits," by Allison Romano, Broadcasting & Cable, 12/12/2005. Available here.

"Have a Cell Phone: Yahoo Wants You." Saul hansell, N.Y. Times, 12/4/2006 Available here

VISIT CNN.COM :: REFLECT ON ALL THE WAYS A MAJOR NEWS NETWORK HAS EMBRACED CONVERGENCE/ THE WEB/USER PARTICIPATION