Category: media

As one cyber-security expert puts it, “State-sponsored attackers don’t create cool names for themselves like Guardians of Peace and promote their activity to the public.”

“Even as TV transforms itself in real time, broadcasters have still managed to find a way to restock their shelves with new drama hits … By contrast, the last time the networks launched an enduring, game-changing comedy smash was way back in 2009” – Modern Family. Only two sitcoms are among this fall’s 20 most-watched series. “This paucity of half-hour hits has left networks insiders ‘confused’ and reeling.”

Conor Friedersdorf grants that “journalism requires its practitioners to delve into unfamiliar subjects, communities, and subcultures. Mistakes happen often and can be difficult for the reporter or audience to discern.” But he goes on to explain, with detailed examples, why the recent “white reporter privilege” objections to Serial, notably in Jay Caspian Kang’s widely-read-critique, simply don’t hold up.

“I’m unconvinced that video stores are in direct competition with streaming services or Netflix any more so than a free concert in the park, the World Cup, a local film festival, or anything that distracts someone away from my shop on a Saturday night.”

“The breach exposed two things the secretive movie industry is extremely sensitive about — the piracy of films and details about executive compensation — and sent a ripple of dread across Hollywood to Washington.”

“Television’s association with guilt has persisted since the medium’s early days, but the nature and tenor of that guilt has evolved under the influence of several factors, including demographics, time period, technology, program type, and intellectual stimulation.”

“Released in 1981, Softporn was controversial, cheesy, and earnest to a fault. It also presaged today’s ongoing debates about who computers and games are for.”

“The potential acquisition would accomplish two things: provide a steady stream of popular movies for Chinese theaters, and make Wang’s Dalian Wanda Group a more powerful force in the global entertainment industry. Dalian Wanda also owns AMC Theatres, the No. 2 chain in the U.S.”

“The last time the desktop metric was as slow as the current cellular metric is, it was ten years ago. Basically, we’ve lost a decade of innovation, by innovating.”