Media Tech in the News (Week of 9/9) -- Bruce Willis vs. Apple & Other News [VIDS]

THIS WEEK...

Features:

• Bruce Willis Not Suing Apple Over iTunes Rights, Wife Tweets - Mashable! [VID] 
• Hacker uses a Kinect to help his mom email after a stroke - :: Future of Journalism 
• Filmmakers Aim to Set the Record Straight About Nikola Tesla - Mashable! [VIDEO] 

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"Poli-Tech" ...

• The Social Media Conventions - CNN/YouTube [VID]
• 52,756 Tweets per minute (Tpm): Obama’s speech sets records - :: Future of Journalism
• Watch the Michelle Obama Speech That Destroyed Twitter [VIDEO]
• MediaShift . Social Media Makes Old-School Political Conventions New Again | PBS
• Social Media Advice: Do Politics Belong On Facebook? : NPR [AUD]
• 5 Facebook Apps That Are Shaking Up Politics [VIDEO]
• Who Needs Networks? Democrats To Stream DNC, Kal Penn To Host Web Show - TVNewser

TV Tech...

• Google Fiber Could Exacerbate Kansas City's Digital Divide | Wired Business | Wired.com : technology
• NFL Network, a la carte NFL RedZone Channel are coming to Google Fiber subscribers - Engadget
• Is Facebook the New Reality TV? | Psychology Today

Internet/Social Media Tech...

• How Microsoft is looking beyond an app-centric world | Technology | The Observer 

Computer Tech... 

• Next 6 weeks: Can Apple, Amazon and Google's new mini-tablets revive the news industry? - :: Future of Journalism  
• Make 3D Holograms With an XBox Kinect- Mashable! [VIDEO] 
• Top 10 Simple Things Every Computer User Should Know How to Do - Lifehacker 
• Most Popular Audio Editing Tool: Audacity - Lifehacker 

Phone Tech...

• App.net hits 250k posts as first iPhone and Android apps are released - :: Future of Journalism 
• How Apple and Google could make QR codes mainstream - :: Future of Journalism

Music Tech...

• WSJ: Apple to Create Pandora Challenger - VIDEO
• Pandora shares plunge on fears of Apple service| Reuters
• Pandora Posts a Loss but Continues to Expand - NYTimes.com
• More on Bruce Willis' Music:
• Can Bruce Willis leave his iTunes music to his kids? - CNN.com
• Bruce Willis vs Apple: Battle over who owns songs downloaded from iTunes - :: Future of Journalism
• Who owns your downloaded music after you die? | Apple - CNET News

Gaming Tech...

• Valve, a Video Game Maker With Few Rules - NYTimes.com 
• These Real Soldiers Are Being Trained On Amazing Video Games - Kotaku [VID]

Tech Effect...

• FBI to roll out $1 billion public facial recognition system in 2014, will be on to your evildoing everywhere -- Engadget

Innovation & Tech...

• News innovation: Business models, platform strategies and what's next, a study tour - :: Future of Journalism 
• What Do the H-Bomb and the Internet Have in Common? Paul Baran | Wired Enterprise | Wired.com 

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Intercultural Communication in the News for the Week of 9/9/12 - "Breaking Amish," College Football & Other News [VID]

THIS WEEK...
Features:

ODU holds Football 101 for international students | WVEC.com Norfolk - Hampton Roads

News Reader Wearing Hijab Appears on Egypt TV - YouTube




In Other News:

On Campus...

• For a Growing Number of Freshmen, Packing for College Requires a Passport - Global - The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Bring internationalisation back into academia – Hans De Wit - University World News
• Chinese Universities Attract More Foreign Students | Inside Higher Ed
• High school girl makes football history - CBSNews/YouTube
• Some Ga. Schools Make Mandarin Mandatory : NPR [Audio]

Off Campus...

• TLC's "Breaking Amish" Debuts: Too Much Reality TV?
• 40 Years Later, Newsweek Sex Discrimination Persists | Womens eNews
• White Protestants, your monopoly is over - CNN.com
• Daily Kos: Post-Post-Racism
• Black Women Face Health Discrimination in America - Forbes
• Chuck Norris accused of racism after warning of '1,000 years of darkness' - National Social Issues | Examiner.com
• Contemporary native artists discuss their work, stereotypes and 'hipster racism' | State of the Arts | Minnesota Public Radio
• US Muslims Join Together to Impact Politics, End Discrimination
• Racism at Woolworths | The Zimbabwe Independent
• Social psychologists espouse tolerance and diversity: Do they walk the walk?
• ROLE OF MEDIA IN PROMOTING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE - YouTube
• Chef says he hopes to change stereotype, bridge cultures - Toledo Blade
• AFP: US blacks fear lingering racism if Obama loses
• With Diversity Still Lacking, Industry Focuses on Retention - NYTimes.com
• The Stream - K-pop diplomacy - YouTube
• Women Shave Their Heads in Protest of Gender Discrimination
• Clay Aiken accused of racism |Celebrities | Entertainment | Toronto Sun
• Where's Media Criticism of TMZ's Racist Jihad Against Deneeta Pope? - Hit & Run : Reason.com
• Racism affects children as young as five (From Gazette)
• Egypt lifts ban on veiled TV anchors - CNN.com

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Mass Media in the News (Week of 9/9/12) -- Obama Tweet Record & Other News [VID]

THIS WEEK...

FEATURES:

Bruce Willis Not Suing Apple Over iTunes Rights, Wife Tweets - Mashable! [VID]
Favorite TV reruns may have restorative powers - Science Daily 

On Television...

• TLC's "Breaking Amish" Debuts: Too Much Reality TV? - Newsy [VID]
• Steve Harvey, the new 'King of All Media?' - CNN.com
• Is Facebook the New Reality TV? | Psychology Today
• The "last mile": Google wants to be your cable TV provider - :: Future of Journalism

On Politics...

• The Social Media Conventions - CNN/YouTube [VID]
• 52,756 Tweets per minute (Tpm): Obama’s speech sets records - :: Future of Journalism
• Watch the Michelle Obama Speech That Destroyed Twitter [VID]
• MediaShift . Social Media Makes Old-School Political Conventions New Again | PBS
• Who Needs Networks? Democrats To Stream DNC, Kal Penn To Host Web Show - TVNewser

On the News...

• Is journalism's future bright? : CJR
• Covering Isaac: Behind the scenes - CNN/YouTube [VID]
• Narrative.ly: Slowing down the news cycle in New York - :: Future of Journalism
• News innovation: Business models, platform strategies and what's next, a study tour - :: Future of Journalism
• Columbia Spectator fires editor who plagiarized from New York Times article | Poynter.

On Music...

• They Don't Make Music Videos Like They Used To. They Make Them Way Longer, And Artier - Kotaku
• More on Bruce Willis' Music:
• Can Bruce Willis leave his iTunes music to his kids? - CNN.com
• Bruce Willis vs Apple: Battle over who owns songs downloaded from iTunes - :: Future of Journalism
• Who owns your downloaded music after you die? | Apple - CNET News

On the Cover (of a Magazine)...

• Magazine cover design: In pictures - :: Future of Journalism

On the Job...

• With Diversity Still Lacking, Industry Focuses on Retention - NYTimes.com

On Film..

• Amazon lands epic Epix film deal | Internet & Media - CNET News
• Indie movies take on summer blockbusters - Fox News/YouTube [VID]

On Ads/PR...

• FEMA Uses 'Zombie Preparedness' to Educate - Newsy [VID]
• Comedy Central Releases Attack Ads… Attacking Fox News and CNN - TVNewser

On Games...

• Valve, a Video Game Maker With Few Rules - NYTimes.com

On the World...

• The Stream - K-pop diplomacy - AlJazeera/YouTube [VID]

On Tech...

• Why Net neutrality is incompatible with 'Internet freedom' | Internet & Media - CNET News

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