Archive:media
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A Culture of Corruption: Murdoch, the Press, and the Police
In this podcast, Roxana Elliott and Joshua Weaver speak to Michael Elliott, former International Editor of Time Magazine, about the pattern of ongoing corruption in the British press industry, and th
Category: Podcast
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Continental Comparisons: How Well Did We Really Fare in 2011?
On the evening of January 24th, 2012, as millions of Americans were glued to their television screens watching President Obama’s third State of the Union, another topic was on the mind of citizens in
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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Underneath the Spray Tan and Fake Hair: The Objectification of Children in Beauty Pageants
Just when you think reality TV cannot come up with anything more outrageous than “The Real Housewives of Insert-city-here”, you turn the TV on to a TLC marathon of Toddlers and Tiaras, and gawp at yo
Categories: 2012, The Gnovis Blog
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The Hodgepodge of Communication
The intricate nature of media consumption and communication is a characteristic not necessarily caused by on today’s hyper-mediated world. Rather, it is a product of media and communication phenomena
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog
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A Return to Partisan Press?
Although the “Partisan Press” era, during which newspapers were controlled by individuals or organizations who could advance their own agendas and views, was prominent over 200 years ago, the media l
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog
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Why the X Factor is enlightened…
Surprisingly, the concept behind the X-Factor, a show rarely acknowledged for its enlightening qualities, is not too different from the idea behind the Enlightenment. How can that be, you ask? Well,
Categories: 2011, The Gnovis Blog
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When Rich Meets Reality – Depicting the Benefaction of the Wealthy
In such a hyper-mediated society, it’s only fitting that watching television is one of America’s favorite and most time-consuming activities. The middle-class American family is a historic character of the small screen, immortalized in such classics as All in the Family and The Simpsons – reassuring the most robust, yet simultaneously fragile social class during bouts of racial strife and economic turmoil. Yet, as wealth disparities grow and the middle class suffers, television offers a new type of reassurance – one that proclaims that rich people are just like us.
Category: The Gnovis Blog