Media Decoder Blog: Are Media Interns Merely Exploited Labor? Share Your Experiences
A former Harper's Bazaar intern's lawsuit has led us to ask: Do you have a story of an internship that changed or ruined your life? Or telling examples of how the free labor of interns is built into the business model of publishing?
Media Decoder Blog: Lawyers in Tribune Bankruptcy Case Take In $231 Million, and Counting
The Tribune Company, publisher of The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times and others, is in the fourth year of its bankruptcy. While the papers have cut back on reporting, the legal fees have kept rising.
Media Decoder Blog: Many Kickstarter-Funded Films Played at the Sundance Film Festival
The online fund-raising site had a banner year at this year's Sundance Film Festival. It helped finance 10 percent of the festival's slate, 17 movies in all, including four that were in competition.
The Media Equation: How Esquire Survived Publishing’s Dark Days
David Granger, Esquire’s editor in chief, departed from standard design templates and modernized the magazine, helping to revive a publication many had left for dead.
Media Decoder Blog: Are Your Internets Broken Today? How Are You Surviving?
Getting through the day without a mainstay of the Web, Wikipedia, is a test for anyone who has taken for granted the information it provides daily.
The Media Equation: Hollywood Techniques at Play in Politics
A documentary-style film relentlessly attacking Mitt Romney has unnerved some in Hollywood with its attention to form.
Media Decoder Blog: Slim Victory in Iowa Becomes Part of a Front-Running Narrative for Romney
Blend a narrow "victory" in Iowa with a convincing win in New Hampshire and Mitt Romney suddenly finds himself sitting on a whole lot of momentum.
The Media Equation: At Current TV, Keith Olbermann Is Trapped Inside His Show
A mere six months into their partnership, Keith Olbermann and Current TV are communicating through lawyers — just in time for the primaries.
