This parody not considered “fair use” by a Federal Appeals Court. By Daniel Victor in The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/business/dr-seuss-star-trek-comicmix.html
Posts in the EMF 140 category:
Ownership does determine what gets on the air
Gawker show gets the “red light” on Apple TV+. By Ben Smith from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/business/media/apple-gawker-tim-cook.html
What makes a good documentary?
Elisabeth Vincentelli reports in The New York Times why non-fiction storytelling is growing in popularity on TV. Interview with Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham from HBO. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/arts/television/hbo-documentaries-nancy-abraham-lisa-heller-interview.html?searchResultPosition=11
Companies retreat from promoting “lighter skin” beauty products
Although not targeted for the U.S., products changing focus for overseas audiences. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/business/unilever-jj-skin-care-lightening.html
Video game industry deals with sexism and harassment allegations
Like in other forms of electronic media, the gaming industry has its share too. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/style/women-gaming-streaming-harassment-sexism-twitch.html
Current racial climate addresses continued use of racial stereotyping in advertising
Racial stereotyping has had a long history in advertising as reported by Tiffany Hsu. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/business/aunt-jemima-racial-stereotype.html
“Soundies” films of the 1940s offered Black and White audience choices
The Panorams were the convergence of vaudeville, theater, cinema, and the soon to be advent of television; https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/11/movies/soundies-duke-ellington.html
HBO Max removes “Gone with the Wind” from its streaming service (at least for now)
Will release it later with a discussion of its “historical context.” https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/business/media/gone-with-the-wind-hbo-max.html
George Floyd’s death leads some to re-examine TV police and crime dramas
By Amanda Hess from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/arts/television/protests-fictional-cops.html
Herb Stempel of TV Quiz Show Scandals Dies at 93
Herb Stempel was the contestant forced to lose against Charles Van Doren in the 1950s TV quiz show scandal, as reported by The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/herbert-stempel-dead.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Obituaries