Media +Technology Intelligence
Here in Washington, DC, TV viewers are treated to an unusual array of commercials: a fairly steady drumbeat of obscure issue-advocacy ads sponsored by industry-funded front groups aimed at influencing Congress by showing off the group’s lobbying muscle. Generally speaking, the more blandly benign-sounding the group’s name, the more mendacious the policy proposal. Groups calling Read More …
The Federal Trade Commission held a two-day workshop last week called How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?, which featured the likes of Rupert Murdoch, Arriana Huffington and former Washington Post executive editor Len Downie nattering on about who is to blame for the economic problems of newspapers and whether the government should do something Read More …
The White House party crashers is not a subject that would usually occupy The Media Wonk. But here in Washington, with so many people running about, flapping their arms like frightened hens over the horror of it all, it’s a very difficult story to ignore. After the crashers themselves and White House social secretary Desiree Read More …