The Immature Medium
Chuck Close When I walk through the Museum of Modern Art in NY, some of the art does not effect me in the least. I can walk past and feel nothing. Then, there are the pieces with which I...
Read moreTravel Channel Academy – DC
Right on the heels of the NY Academy, we are down in DC kicking off the next Travel Channel Academy. Channel President Pat Younge was here to talk to the group and explain their place as the Channel moves...
Read moreNewspapers Go To Video
feel the power The New York Times has now moved to their new building on 8th Avenue and 41st Street. But deep in the bowels of their old building stand massive printing presses. They were simply too large to...
Read moreRothschild Speaks
Executive Producer (and Academy grad) Lori Rothschild Travel Channel President and GM Pat Younge recently declared that all employees of The Travel Channel will have to take the Academy VJ training course. It’s a good move. We start with...
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photos courtesy Leif Heidman / Sweden
Read moreTravel Channel Academy NYC
Back from Brussels Wednesday night, and Thursday at 9AM we kick off yet another NY based Travel Channel Academy. Matt Gould, VP for Development addressed the group this morning, and Pat Younge, President and GM for the network will...
Read moreCourtesty David Martin
Normally, I like to write all my own material, but David Martin does it far better this morning. Take a look: Reading the new Clay Shirky book. A good read; highly recommended… “In a world where publishing is effortless,...
Read moreRosenblum Institute Opens In Netherlands
Today the Rosenblum Institute begins a partnership with the Dutch Media Academy in Hilversum, Netherlands. The Rosenblum Institute is a partnership between Rosenblum Associates and Concentra, one of the largest media companies in Belgium. Four years ago, we began...
Read moreDNA2008 Day 2
Our pal, Pat Younge from Travel Channel explains the Academy concept to the Europeans. The South African team concentrates on the VJ movement they are bringing back. Full house at the Marriott. Next year we have to find a bigger...
Read moreDNA2008 Day 1
The first DNA2008 conference starts outside the Brussels Marriott. The hotel rolled out the red carpet for us, (but in this case, it was in black and white, but with our logo on it!) Nice touch. When we started,...
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