Feb 17 Reporter Anthony Shadid Brought Intimate Look to Mideast Struggles By Larisa Epatko The death of New York Times foreign correspondent Anthony Shadid has been followed by an outpouring of praise for the talented and humble reporter, who passed away Thursday from an asthma attack while covering the unrest in Syria. Over the… Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch Examining the Romney Campaign’s ‘Active, Snarky’ Use of Twitter Examining the Romney Campaign's 'Active, Snarky' Use of Twitter… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Romney Admits Verbal Stumble, but Enjoys ‘Real Organization’ for Nevada Caucuses Romney Admits Verbal Stumble, but Enjoys 'Real Organization' for Nevada Caucuses… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch Facebook IPO: Putting a Value on Social Media Giant Facebook, the world's leading social media service, filed papers with the SEC Wednesday to raise $5 billion and take the company public. Jeffrey Brown discusses its business model, its growth potential and some interesting revelations in the IPO paperwork with… Continue watching
Jan 27 Watch Brooks, Dionne on Romney’s Vulnerability, Gingrich’s Swipes at Media, SOTU Brooks, Dionne on Romney's Vulnerability, Gingrich's Swipes at Media, SOTU… Continue watching
Jan 25 The Power of the Telenovela EmbedVideo(2540, 482, 304); Romance. Drama. That's what drives telenovelas, Latin American soap operas, one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world, with hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide. Telenovelas -- literally television novels -- have… Continue reading
Jan 20 Airman, Actors Seek to Inspire Youth with ‘Red Tails’ "Nothing's difficult. Everything's a challenge. Through adversity to the stars. From the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man - we fight. WE fight! We FIGHT!" That's the mantra of executive producer George… Continue reading
Jan 18 SOPA Blackouts: Reaction and Resources Many sites, including Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google and Boing Boing, have posted messages against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or are completely blacked out Wednesday. Reaction came quickly, from students wondering how they would do their homework to… Continue reading
Jan 17 On the Angelina Jolie Press Junket By Tom LeGro I might as well quickly get out of the way the most obvious detail: Yes, Angelina Jolie is an attractive human being, this day exuding more seriousness of purpose than glamor. But I left thinking less about her than about… Continue reading
Jan 12 Beyond Dot-Com: Web Domains Set To Expand Judging by name alone, iFriends.com seems innocent enough. But, in fact, it is self-described as "the largest premium and free adult webcam sex chat community in the world." IFriends, which has existed since 1998, is one of millions… Continue reading