Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison

Four Strategies for Media Reform

June 10, 2005 Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 comments

by: Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison
Four concrete suggestions for reforming media.

Reinventing Public Media

April 1, 2005 Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison 6 comments

by: Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison
A pragmatic approach to the possibility of media reform

Turning Back the Tidycans

February 4, 2005 Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison 16 comments

by: Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison
Most evenings my octogenarian, cigar-chomping, father-in-law likes to crank up the TV to full volume, pour a tall one, and settle into his easy chair where he methodically scans the news and talk channels, riding herd on the world from his perch in coastal Georgia.

Murdoch’s Munificence

December 3, 2004 Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison One comment

by: Michael Curtin / University of Wisconsin-Madison
Critics roundly denounce Rupert Murdoch as the most rapacious media baron of the current era, yet few have commented upon the fact that Sir Rupert is also our greatest media philanthropist.