by | Apr 27, 2022 | Ownership
Elon Musk hogs the limelight quite often, the darling of the press, but he’s hit a new high in terms of focus on him with his buyout of social media giant Twitter.
by | Feb 9, 2022 | Ownership
In just a few months, a simple five-letter puzzle has earned its creator a seven-figure sum. The growth of Wordle, in which players attempt to work out a mystery word, has been rapid. At the start of November 2021, the online game was played by just 90 people. By the...
by | Feb 9, 2022 | Ownership
In just a few months, a simple five-letter puzzle has earned its creator a seven-figure sum. The growth of Wordle, in which players attempt to work out a mystery word, has been rapid. At the start of November 2021, the online game was played by just 90 people. By the...
by | Aug 10, 2020 | Ownership
Robert McChesney, one of the best scholars of media, titled a book ‘Rich Media, Poor Democracy’. But, it wouldn’t be hyperbole if we say Big Tech, Dead Democracy. Between US President Donald Trump’s victory and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg’s multiple attempts to get...
by | Apr 5, 2013 | Online Journalism, Ownership, Technology
The most disturbing reality might be that there are “more Indians have access to a mobile phone than to a toilet,” but there are other digital facts like “60 percent of all households have cable and satellite” or that “DD National, covers...
by | Dec 10, 2008 | Ownership
This is an interesting story. It doesn’t come as a surprise. After 8 years of Bush’s dirty tricks, what does one expect.Obama choices for FCC chairman haven’t been very reassuring though.
by | Apr 10, 2008 | Ownership
Turner International, a unit of Time Warner Inc, has recently bought a minority stake in the Indian production firm Miditech Pvt Ltd, which makes regional-language general entertainment channels. Turner operates the Cartoon Network and Pogo channels for kids. CNN-IBN...
by | Feb 3, 2008 | Online Journalism, Ownership
Steve Yelvington’s got it right:Why does Microsoft want Yahoo, anyway? Here’s why: It’s four o’clock in the afternoon for the Microsoft software empire. At four o’clock there’s plenty of daylight left, but night is on the...
by | Oct 14, 2006 | Journalism, Ownership
It is uncommon to hear of journalists involving themselves in helping out the management about the future of a newspaper. I’ve heard only of ownership of newspapers by journalists’ collectives and so on. Here’s a new one: The Los Angeles Times...
