 Archive for the 'Media' TagWell knock me over with a wet noodle: EGM to print againMay 29th, 2009, 10:35 pm by Jayson Peters
But wait! There are still a few quarters left to be dropped into the old machine: CNN notices that we geeks are a thingMay 12th, 2009, 8:54 pm by Jayson PetersWhile I was off last week, headline on CNN’s Web site caught my eye: “Geek now chic in pop culture.” Welcome to the party, CNN! (Where you been?) Of course, the story was pegged to the recent release of the blockbuster Star Trek and probably this week’s season finale of The Big Bang Theory on CBS. (If you’re not a fan of that show, check it out now.) The article also passably explores phenomema like SlashDot and Apple founder Steve Wozniak’s stint on Dancing With the Stars. But haven’t they heard? Nerd is the word. Resistance is futile. Arrrrrrrr! Pirate Bay founders forced to walk the plankApril 18th, 2009, 9:01 pm by Chris "KeL" Adams
While the site doesn’t actually host any illegal material, it provides links to “torrents,” where music, games, software, movies, television shows and more can be downloaded illicitly. Though this seems like a victory for anti-piracy forces, the entertainment industry and software companies, it remains to be seen what the actual impact of the verdict will be. Lawyers for TPB have already said that they’ll appeal. Peter Sunde has also stated that they won’t pay the levied fine. “We can’t pay and we wouldn’t pay. Even if I had the money I would rather burn everything I owned, and I wouldn’t even give them the ashes.” Ironically, membership in Sweden’s Pirate Party is surging in response to the crackdown on TPB. The group has become one of the largest political parties in the country. The Jolly Roger continues to fly high for now. The site remains operational, complete with the message “Don’t worry - we’re from the internets. It’s going to be alright. :-)” Starlog magazine goes online-onlyApril 13th, 2009, 9:56 pm by Jayson Peters
EW.com’s PopWatch Blog waxes nostalgic on the unique publication and even reposts a rare 1984 television commercial that promoted the magazine Back In The Day. See also: Tribune announces 3-day print publication Comings and goings in game magazine marketFebruary 4th, 2009, 1:32 pm by Jayson PetersThe OgreCave site has some interesting nuggets of news for gamers: First off, Scrye, the long-running magazine for collectible card game players, is shutting down effective with its April issue. Since 1993 Scrye has reported on Magic: The Gathering, Pokémon and other popular card games, offering checklists and price guides that became the industry standard. In recent years it also expanded to cover collectible miniatures games (MageKnight, HeroClix, etc.). The magazine has owned the Web site GamingReport.com since 2006 — no word yet on what its fate will be. Read more >> But as one magazine folds, another is unfolding. Goodman Games, which for years has produced adventure modules and accessories compatible with Dungeons & Dragons, has announced it is launching a quarterly magazine called Level Up. Meant to complement the new fourth edition of D&D, it will comprise 32 pages and cost $1.99 per issue, with monthly publication a possibility in the future. Gamers have been fussing ever since D&D owner Wizards of the Coast ended the print runs of the official Dragon and Dungeon magazines last year in favor of online content, and Goodman is a popular publisher so there’s already a built-in audience — and the price is right! Level Up joins Kobold Quarterly, a scrappy little publication available in both print and PDF form, in covering RPGs today on the newsstands. Read more >> >> See also: Hearst Corp. to acquire 1UP Network, shut down EGM Eulogy for EGMJanuary 6th, 2009, 7:40 pm by Jayson Peters
This comes after news that Hearst Corporation’s UGO.com was acquiring rival publisher Ziff Davis’ 1UP Network. Left: EGM’s first issue (May 1989). Right: Its last (January 2009). Hearst Corp. to acquire 1UP Network, shut down EGMJanuary 6th, 2009, 6:42 pm by Jayson Peters
Hearst-owned competitor UGO will add 1UP.com and its related sites to its own stable of gaming media. Kotaku and Gamasutra also report that Electronic Gaming Monthly, the long-running magazine and companion to the Ziff Davis-owned 1UP site, will be shut down immediately — another victim of the decline of print media. Help me Wolf Blitzer - you’re my only hope!November 5th, 2008, 10:24 pm by Jayson PetersForget the election and CNN’s “Magic Wall” — did you see this? 
The journalistic value of such a tool is debatable, but CNN rolled out some pretty impressive 3-D hologram tech on Election Night. In the clip above, veteran anchorman Wolf Blitzer in New York carries on a real-time conversation with reporter Jessica Yellin in Chicago “via hologram.” It’s a feat of technical wizardry that takes dozens of cameras and computers to pull off. And Yellin bears no small resemblance to Princess Leia’s plaintive recording in Star Wars: “Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi — you’re my only hope!” Read the rest of this entry » And that’s the way it is: the new Cronkite School opens in downtown PhoenixAugust 25th, 2008, 5:47 pm by Jayson Peters
As a Cronkite School alumnus (class of ‘01) who knows well the state of the old school in Tempe, I was thrilled with the rare privilege of checking out the new facility last week as ASU was putting the finishing touches on it. What I saw left me a little envious of the students who will embark on a news media career in those halls. OK … a lot envious.
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After more than 33 years of covering science fiction movies and television and 374 issues, Starlog magazine is folding its print operation and continuing exclusively 
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