Category Archives: Media

Social Media: Vast Wasteland 2.0

Posted on May 28, 2018 by Jason William Karpf

The golden era has ended…yet again. Media and movements (often entwined) arise and thrive in this so-called gilded time. We marvel at new capabilities, new ideas, new diversions. But then the luster dulls. It is happening to social media–and by … Continue reading →

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RIP, Billy Graham

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Jason William Karpf

The Rev. Billy Graham has passed away at 99. He is hailed as the most noted American evangelist of the 20th century. He is also rightfully lauded as a media pioneer, a brilliant communicator who was versed in print, broadcast, … Continue reading →

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The Minicam

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Jason William Karpf

CNN is currently airing ”The Radical Story of Patty Hearst,” a multi-part documentary on the 1974 kidnapping of Patricia Hearst, granddaughter of media baron William Randolph Hearst. The Hearst saga foreshadowed spectacles such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial by two … Continue reading →

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