This blog will feature posts such as CFPs or announcements that scholars may find of interest.

Fusing cutting-edge preservation techniques with Do-It-Yourself inspired crowd-sourcing, this project aims to create a collaborative community of experts, enthusiasts and general public who believe this collection of films is of significant value to Jordan, the region, and the international community.

Cultural Studies 20(2/3) "The Politics of Intellectual Properties"edited by Ted Striphas & Kembrew McLeod

In class, I said there was no thing as a Star Wars musical. while it is not an authorized production staged by 20th Century-Fox, it is a fan work from 1999.

Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project finds that e-reading is rising, ebook readers read more than non-ebook readers, and that reading takes place across many different devices.

A reevaluation of cinema during the Cultural Revolution.

The Bowery Boys podcast on NYC history present very well researched and thorough history of radio in New York City. My own lecture that surveys the history of radio is very similar. Nice work, Greg and Tom.

Excellent collection of vintage advertisements from a variety of eras. Includes some videos of television ads.

A splendid use for cognac!

This is the VNR and accompanying news report I screened in class today.

A few interesting points about the decline of DVDs, theatrical attendance, music sales, and magazines

DocWest is the website of the Documentary Film Centre at the University of Westminster.

European film festival comes to New York. Most screenings are free.

Although it has been documented before, the most watched program is the shows recorded earlier.

Another retransmission dispute

nytimestech: Bits: One on One: Tim Wu, Author of 'The Master Switch' http://nyti.ms/cfsCXz

A collection of essays about blogging that were written when blogging was relatively new, around 2005.

Speaking of FX as a representative of the importance of basic cable....

This is the full text and audio of the 1961 speech to the National Association of Broadcasters, titled "Television and the Public Interest."

A hike and wolf watching day trip to the Delaware Water Gap in New Jersey.

Heard about them on Marc Maron's podcast. Looked it up to find out more and there's one here in NYC.

Privacy and the Challenge of Technology

We live in an information society. Information and information technology are increasingly essential to our social, economic, and political interactions. Given this, serious reflection on information ethics is imperative. Information ethics studies the value questions that arise from the creation, control, and access to information. The Information Ethics Roundtable is a yearly conference that brings together information scientists, librarians, philosophers, and social scientists to discuss ethical issues such as intellectual property, intellectual freedom, and censorship. The focus of this year’s roundtable is privacy and technology. In one sense technology has been a boon for privacy. For instance, ATMs and online banking mean that we seldom have to present ourselves to a teller. Online shopping offers similar benefits. However, technology can also pose a serious threat to privacy, since so much of what we now do leaves an enduring digital record. This new information can be recombined to create detailed profiles that couldn’t have emerged in pre-digital days. Moreover, we often have no idea what happens to this information after it has been created.

via Brian Rose

A long standing rule that prevents a company owning broadcasting stations and a newspaper in the same market is in danger of being eliminated.

YouTube looks to be offering content partners a chance to make their own channels on YouTube. I'm not sure why AARP would an early partner. Seems like an odd choice unless you're trying to get the biggest segment of TV viewers (old people) to watch more YouTube.

John Phillip Sousa's famous 1906 diatribe against recorded music.

You need a Fordham University ID to access this document.

This article examines how one of the most revered names in US journalism is trying to remake itself in the digital age.

how very cool. now anyone can write a screenplay without expensive software. i had a friend who lost her screenplay.

Wow!

Did it seem like *everybody* watch the Super Bowl?

It looks like Super Bowl 46 was the most US TV program ever.Almost one out of three men, women, and children in the US watched most of the game.

Thankfully, that number is still lower than how many people voted in the 2008 US presidential election (about 133 million).

A very concise and well-organized reference for HTML5 Elements. Can't code without it!

Remember how we discussed how Google tracks you to provide you with a "better" and "more personalized" search results? If you use Firefox or Google's own Chrome browser, here's a plug-in that obfuscates the aggregate of your search queries.

Remember how I spoke about the end of the world when we run out of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses? Here's a primer on the subject.

Remember hearing about that woman who sued McDonald's for burning herself with hot coffee? This is the side of that story you've never heard.

This will help you find wireless telephone providers in your town.

This document ranks the television designated market areas for 2011-2012.

I saw the founder of this company give a short pitch on this service. His vision is to provide the world with cheap Internet. His enthusiasm is nothing short of breathtaking. It's an ambitious project.

Barnes and Noble, at one time a dominant player in booksellers, now faces an uncertain future with the advent of ebooks.

This seems to be a pretty good source for radio stations, albeit by state, and their owners.

This website is designed to help you position your antenna to receive broadcast television signals. Yes, these still exist! It is also helpful to help you find the broadcast TV stations in your town.

Need help finding the radio stations in your town? This will help you find your radio stations. Try to reconcile this list with the stations you remember from your own experience.