Media & Society
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Media History, Media Mergers, Media & Politics,
Broadcast Media, Digital Media, Entertainment Media,
Social Influence, Business Impacts, etc.
“Empire Newhouse”1920s-2012 From newspapers & magazines |
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“Ted Turner & CNN”1980s & 1990s Media pioneer shook up |
“Google & Gaga”2011 Google’s Lady Gaga TV ad |
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“The iPod Silhouettes”2000-2011 Apple’s iPod ad campaign |
“Brian’s Song”1977-2012 Brian Lamb creates C-SPAN; |
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“Max Headroom”1984-1988 Fun-loving Sci-Fi show |
“When Harry Met Petula”April 1968 Pet Clark & Harry Belafonte |
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“The Frost-Nixon Biz”1977-2009 The multi-media cottage |
“The Kefauver Hearings”1950-1951 Televised Senate hearings |
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“Beatles in America”1963-1964 “Beatlemania” in America |
“Newsweek Sold!”1961 The deal-making & players behind the Washington Post |
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“All Sports, All the Time”1978-2008 The history of ESPN and |
“The Jackson Statues”1995 Nine giant Michael Jackson |
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“Dinah Shore & Chevy”1951-1963 “See-the-U.S.A.” song |
“Murdoch’s NY Deals”1976-1977 How media baron Rupert |
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“Wall Street’s Gekko”1980s-2010 A fictional Wall Street |
“Rumble Riles Censors”1958-1959 Link Wray’s guitar song |
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“Elvis Riles Florida”1955-1956 Elvis Presley’s music |
“American Bandstand”1956-2007 How television |
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“The Bourne Profitability”1985-2007 How Jason Bourne & Co. |
“The Sound of Money”2009 A Dutch pension fund |
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“Slingin’ Sammy”1930s-1950s Sammy threw the ball, |
“Disney’s Movie Vault”1984-1999 How Walt Disney & Co. |
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“Disney Dollars”1930s Walt & Mickey become |
“Madonna’s Pepsi Ad”1989 A Madonna television ad |
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“Person to Person”1953-1961 Edward R. Murrow, CBS, |