Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
TCA New York
Once again, we initiate a Travel Channel Academy in New York. Starting today, 40 eager potential Travel Channel Journalists will go through our intensive 4-day training session. We’ll keep you posted on how it goes. This morning, Pat Younge,...
Read moreNot In My Book
Something you can believe in…. OK. Like many people I might, from time to time, google my own name to see how many hits I get. Just once or twice…. (38,531). And I might take a look at Wikipedia...
Read moreGoogle School?
Required reading When I was much younger I had a girlfriend who was and still is a curator at the Louvre in Paris. She was very much the product of a classical European education, including private school in Paris...
Read moreSimpler and Simpler, Dumber and Dumber
1. Teaching Math In 1960s A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price. What is his profit ? 2. Teaching Math In 1970s A logger sells a truckload of...
Read moreA Day in the Life of a VJ
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Read moreThe Soloist – A Documentary on the Death of Newspapers
Emmy for best documentary? Flying trans-Atlantic once a week gives you two things: -Lots of frequent flyer miles -A chance to see just about every movie there is. Virgin Atlantic offers a wide range of films, and being captive...
Read moreThis England
Think Yiddish…. Act British…….Dress Italian. In the past few months we have become regular commuters between New York and England. Once for a business meeting, once to give a speech, once to do a ‘house-exchange’ in the Cotwsolds, and...
Read moreThe New Industrial Revolution
My 6-year old is on my Mac all the time…. I always like to spend time in Britain. It’s the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, and the place where our world was born. The arrival of harnessed waterpower and...
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