3.09 – Flow

Spouse Exchanges: I Know the Perfect People …

January 13, 2006 Megan Mullen / University of Wisconsin-Parkside 5 comments

by: Megan Mullen / University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Is the families selecting process to participate in reality TV showing American entertainment preferences? Are you and your family eligible?

Why Accurate Audience Measurement is Worth the Trouble

January 13, 2006 Elliot Panek / Emerson College Leave a comment

by: Elliot Panek / Emerson College & former FLOW Staff
Perhaps we’ll never have totally accurate answers to our “who’s watching and why” questions, but that doesn’t make the search for these answers any less worthwhile.

Speaking to Each Other at Last? The Ghost of TV Past, Present and To Come…

January 13, 2006 John Hartley / Queensland University of Technology, Australia 3 comments

by: John Hartley / Queensland University of Technology, Australia
A look backwards at the role of television scholarship reveals some insights about where we can go from here, as well as the roads not travelled.

The Open University, Media Studies and New Times

January 13, 2006 David Hesmondhalgh / University of Leeds One comment

Insight into how The Open University has changed Media Studies Pedagogy.

Trauma Time: Family, Community and Criminality in Close to Home

January 13, 2006 Diane Negra / University College Dublin 4 comments

by: Diane Negra / University of East Anglia
How CBS’ Close to Home redefines motherhood, community and family values.

Let’s Get Small: The Year When the Record Industry Broke and Listeners Became Crazy, Mixed Up, Downloading, File-Sharing Freaks

January 13, 2006 Tim Anderson / Denison University 2 comments

by: Tim Anderson / Denison University
As digital music sources expanded both their catalogues and user bases in 2005, music distribution continues its shift from the record store to the download store.