Tag: NEWMEDIA

With newspapers shedding film critics left and right, and amateur movie blogs gaining steam, many old-school academics and film journalists are blaming the Internet for what they call the 'Death of Film Criticism.' On the Web, literally everybody is a critic -- and that, some argue, threatens the very art of film criticism, itself. Roger Ebert, however, begs to differ. In a recent essay for ...

The Obama administration just keeps flexing its new media muscle and redefining what it means to speak to the people in a way that we haven't seen since the days of FDR's "fireside chats." The White House blog, its slick interactive website, weekly YouTube addresses and Twitter account are powerful, but they still feel like the tools of politics. A new White House video blog though, called 'West ...

Think about the people you know. Do any of them throw around Internet buzzwords like there's no tomorrow and use every social networking outlet on the Web -- all at once? Chances are, if so, they might be new media douchebags, according to the fellows over at Kommon Kraft. To be sure, though, we suggest taking a look at their quick video, aptly titled, "New Media Douchebags in Plain English." ...

The tragic death of actor Heath Ledger has drawn nationwide attention from grieving fans and friends as well as the national media. While major television networks, including ABC, CBS and NBC ran segments yesterday regarding Ledger's unfortunate passing on their nightly news broadcasts, other sources of news actually broke the story to the public. Indeed, the Internet -- specifically, ...

The power of so-called New Media is again on display as a YouTube political attack ad makes mainstream media headlines. Wired reports that a 58-second video vilifying Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has generated 47,955 hits since Thursday on the popular video Web site. The ad, made by 29-year-old Republican Keith Emis, criticizes the former governor of Arkansas for paroling ...