For most of us, today marks the first full work day of the New Year. At very least, its the first day back blogging after a holiday hiatus. So, it seemed appropriate to share one of my media-related resolutions to get things rolling again. My first resolution is simple: to read more. I consume a […]
In the conversation about the future of media, so much of the focus naturally falls to technology and the role it will play in distributing information to the masses. Most attention is paid to the creation of media and how we can monetize it. In doing that, however, we often overlook the institutions that are […]
The end of the year is rapidly approaching, which means the media world has once again become obsessed with lists. There are top ten lists popping up in newspapers, magazines, and on radio and TV for everything: crises and controversies, news stories, celebrity train-wrecks, movies, songs, books, and tv shows, iPhone applications, games (both video […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Donna Liu, Director for Strategic Initiatives, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University. UCHANNEL: ACCESS TO A WORLD OF IDEAS The Woodrow Wilson […]
The annual list of what the world searches for online has been released. No real surprises — Britney Spears and Barack Obama top the lists, which are littered with pop culture (WWE, Miley Cyrus, Lindsay Lohan) and political (Sarah Palin) references. The Olympics, the iPhone, and functional terms like credit score make a good showing […]
On Monday, Time Magazine Washington Bureau Chief, Jay Carney, announced he was leaving his post to take the job of Communications Director for incoming Vice President Joe Biden. Mark Halperin broke the story on The Page blog writing simply “Outgoing newsmag bureau chief Jay Carney to be assistant to the vice president and his director […]