Tag Archives: Media

The NY Times’ view of Mel Gibson’s new film The Passion is clearly not a positive one. Not even taking into account their reviewer’s mostly negative reation, the paper subjects Gibson to something of a “hammer and anvil” squeeze between the religious community and Hollywood. Their “interfaith panel” reacts: An …

Based upon what the Love Sponge imposed upon the airwaves of Florida, I’m sure it’s good riddance; and neither do I think his case is one of free speech – the airwaves are finite and correctly regulated for content. But leave it to Clear Channel to respond with nukes to …

Ooh, the staff isn’t going to like this: A report commissioned by Britain’s opposition Conservative Party calls for the British Broadcasting Corp. to be broken up and gradually weaned away from dependence on license fees paid by television viewers. The BBC’s charter expires at the end of 2006, and the …

Very interesting column from Plain Dealer TV critic Michael Dawidziak today on the perils of 24-hour television news and the whirlwind news cycle: Perhaps Shakespeare, writing 400 years ago, somehow envisioned the era of 24-hour news channels when he coined that line about “sound and fury, signifying nothing.” It could …

The woman rumored to have had an affair with John Kerry denies it: Breaking her silence four days after the allegations surfaced on the Internet, Alexandra Polier issued a statement to The Associated Press, saying, “I have never had a relationship with Senator Kerry, and the rumors in the press …

And speaking of the NBA, even if I don’t give a damn about it right now, it is to be commended for being open to technological innovation and willingness to try new things: The NBA itself is stocked with tech-savvy moguls – Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen owns the Portland …

As I mentioned the other day in response to an article by Reason’s Jesse Walker, I think it’s right and appropriate that we have broadcast content rules, and believe it’s the FCC’s job to develop and enforce them. Jesse’s key philosophical statement is this: Now as far as I’m concerned …

MTV executive says that Janet changed TV forever, in particular no more “live” live TV: Viewer outrage over singer Janet Jackson’s breast-baring Super Bowl stunt is forcing the U.S. television industry to change its live programming, music channel MTV said Friday. “The artist sometimes can be unpredictable, which is difficult …

As I said yesterday, my main concern regrding Comcast’s bid for Disney is that our May vacation to Disney World might somehow be interrupted, thereby causing my 4 year-old daughter Lily to interfere with my right to personal happiness. Selfish? All politics is local. I am happy to report that …

Yesterday’s Senate and House broadcast indecency hearings saw the usual grandstanding and puffery, but the problem is real: At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., urged cable and satellite companies to offer viewers the ability to pick individual channels for purchase, blocking out violence, sex and profanity. …