Media Views: August 2007 Archives
In his NY Times article, Brian Stelter points out that "NBC Nightly News" anchor Brian Williams and CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric have agreed to play along with Stephen Colbert's "WristStrong" campaign, wearing red wrist bands to promote wrist-health awareness. Colbert is the uber truthiness anchor of "The Colbert Report." NBC News' "Today" anchor Matt Lauer also has been spotted wearing the wristband.
Anastasia Gooodstein of Ypulse recently interviewed James F. Broderick and Darren W. Miller, authors of the new book, Consider the Source: A Critical Guide to 100 Prominent News and Information Sites on the Web.
Dana L. Walker's article in the Washington Post yesterday highlighted an assignment she gave to American University students in her "Understanding Mass Media" class: go without electronic media -- television, computers, iPods, or other MP3 devices, radio, video games, CD players, records or cellphones (or land lines) -- for 24 hours.Said one student after completing the media fast: "we can't deal with silence anymore. We always have to have at least two things going on, whether it's the TV or the computer or iPod or cellphone."
The June/July issue of American Journalism Review included an article focused on the impact comedian John Stewart's fake news program, "The Daily Show" has had on mainstream media.
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