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mad about media
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mad about media, mad about pop culture
Worst Reality Show Ever
Design Interns on HGTV. If you haven’t seen it and you’re a designer, tune in. It will make your blood boil. The basic premise is that a team of student designers essentially work for this agency for free for the opportunity, the opportunity (!) to get an internship at said agency. It’s spec work on [...]
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mad about media, mad about messaging, mad about politics
Media Speak Bullshit
Having worked in television news for several years in a past life, it makes me (so) mad when I hear television news personalities use subjective terms to describe various people, situations, events, etc. Since we’re in the heat of a presidential election, this phenomenon is now being applied most to those running for president (and [...]
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mad about media, mad about sports
NBC Olympic Coverage
Apparently I’ve been living under a sports rock for the last few years, because recently a spate of heretofore unwatchable sporting events has been occupying my lovely widescreen television. Usually during prime time to boot.
For example, when did women’s beach volleyball become so compelling? It’s not like there’s any suspense. We all know who’s going [...] -
mad about media
Shaky earthquake coverage
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern California yesterday, but apparently only Judge Judy and her studio audience were affected. At least that’s what the national media would have you believe. I flipped back and forth among the network morning shows today and saw the same Judge Judy video roughly 23 times.
Now I’m fairly certain people [...]
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