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.
First They Came For The Newspapers
Between 1995 and 2015, Alan Rusbrider was the Editor in Chief of The Guardian. He was, by many accounts, the best editor that the paper had ever had. Bold, fearless, a journalists’ journalist. He also oversaw the paper at...
Read moreiPhone Video Wins Turner Prize in Art
On January 24th, 1955, The Musuem of Modern Art in New York opened a new exhibition entitled The Family of Man. The show as curated by famed photographer Edward Steichen and featured the work of some of the world’s...
Read moreFacebook Gets Into The Local News Space
Megagiant Facebook (admittedly a mega giant under pressure from all sides) announced yesterday that is it moving into the local news space. This is an area that has been either dead or a vacuum for some time. Local newspapers...
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5 Great Ways To Use Video To Grow Your Business
I have a special gift for you today Americans spend about 11 hours a day, every day, staring at screens. We spend more time staring at screens than we do working, eating, reading, playing sports, working out and...
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YouTube Pours $20 Million Into ‘Educational Videos’
It’s not secret that web based content companies are under fire. Facebook has been dragged over the coals of late, including a move by some major investors to replace founder and Chairman Mark Zuckerberg. That’s serious stuff. Others are talking...
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Adobe Releases New Smartphone Editing App: Project Rush
Adobe has released a new much-anticipated editing app for smartphones called Rush CC. The new app is basically a mobile version of Adobe’s Premiere Pro CC. Think of it as the iMovie for iOS to Final Cut (or iMovie)....
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Using Modern Media For The Common Good
Video is an incredibly powerful medium. It can hold your attention in ways that print simply cannot. It can move you emotionally. It can educate you. It can change the way your think. We are a society that is...
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Conquering Your Fear of Editing
Having spent 30 years working in television, one thing I can say for certain is when it comes to shooting, storytelling and editing video it’s the editing part that usually gets in the way. For most people picking up a camera and filming video...
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How To Start And Run Your Own TV Channel
If you have ever seen the movie Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan (2017), or perhaps more esoterically, if you are a bit older, the film Mrs. Miniver, directed by William Wyler (1942), you’ll know the story of the miraculous...
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