Church, Culture and Media: New Media, New Reality

As I sat in an airport waiting lounge, I got the news on Twitter via cell phone that the 16-year-old sailor attempting a solo trip around the world had been found alive.

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New American Idol Judges Are Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler

The media buzz is that American Idol has gone back to its original three-judge format and the new judges will be Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. American Idol has gone through some major adjustments these days, ever since Simon

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Where the hell is MATT? ... MATT is in Gaza with UNRWA

Matt is a new media genius who made a film celebrating a common global humanity which has had 30 million hits on YouTube.

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Lexar Media intros 16GB Gaming series Memory Stick Pro Duo

Lexar Media today announced the introduction of a new product to its Gaming-oriented memory card line-up, a Memory Stick Pro Duo model that provides PlayStation Portable and/or PlayStation 3 users with an extra 16GB of storage space for game data and multimedia files.

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New VLC player update released and ready for download

The open source VLC media player has now received a new update, one that doesn't add features but crushes multiple bugs found in v1.1.1 and also includes a few tweaks to improve the playback experience for Windows and Mac OS users.

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NYT Blogger Who Knocked Fox News' Diversity Has Same Problem

Interestingly, though, the media site where Stelter primarily blogs (New York Times' Media Decoder) suffers from the lowest percentage of African-American readers (4.6%) when compared to comparable media sites like Mediaite (5.8%), Gawker (6.4%), Mediabistro (9.2%), etc., according to Nielsen Media Research.

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The New Media Journal | The BP Spill: Has the Damage Been Ex

The Deepwater Horizon explosion was an awful tragedy for the 11 workers who died on the rig, and it's no leak; it's the biggest oil spill in US history. It's also inflicting serious economic and psychological damage on coastal communities that depend on tourism, fishing and drilling. But so far no long-term impact is being detected...

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Why CSR Directors Need to Understand Social Media

CSR directors play an important role helping navigate the new risks and opportunities that social media brings. In a world where one activist organization empowered through social media can influence the stock price of a major global corporation, CSR directors need to be masters at engaging in this new medium.

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AC Milan adidas 2010/11 Home Kit / Jersey Officially

First seen on FootballFashion.org in early June, the AC Milan adidas 2010/11 home kit (or “maglia in Italian) has been officially presented to the public and media. The Rossineri’s new first choice strip was launched earlier today at Milan’s Malpensa Airport as the team headed to London for this weekend’s Emirates Cup pre-season tournment.

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New Manga Series Debut Summer 2010 from VIZ Media

Manga publisher VIZ Media began debuting several new series starting July 2010: Bakuman, Dengeki Daisy, Hyde & Closer, Gente and Seiho Boys' High School.

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