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Charles Warner is an active blogger at MediaCurmudgeon.com and the Goldenson Chair Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
 
Until he retired in 2002, he was Vice President of AOL’s Interactive Marketing... more
Olbermann’s Right, Wrong, and Delusional - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers
By Charlie Warner

MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann delivered an emotional special commentary on August 17 about the mislabeled “Ground Zero Mosque” in which he was on the right side of issue, wrong to inject too much emotion into his comments, and delusional – thinking he was Edward R. Murrow.

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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Killed Books and Bookstores - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers
By Charlie Warner

I bought two tickets, a senior citizen one for me and a child's for my 10-year old step-niece, Stella, to Pixar's "Toy Story 3" the same week that the Barnes & Noble board announced that it was considering putting the giant book retailer up for sale, and it got me to thinking about why young people don't need books any more in the ... more


J. Craig Venter or TV: Who is the First to Create Synthetic Life? - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers
By Charlie Warner

J. Craig Venter seriously overreached when he claimed last week http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/science/21cell.html?scp=1&sq=craig%20venters&st=cse that his lab was the first to create synthetic life. Television... more


FCC Reviews Buggy Whip Rules - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers
By Charlie Warner

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced this week that it was going to look into its rules on media ownership, primarily how many radio and television stations and newspapers and cable systems one company can own in a market.

This announcement came five days after Google announced the introduction of Google TV, a platform... more


Facebook’s Greed Compromises Privacy and Ethics - Charlie Warner - MediaBizBloggers
By Charlie Warner

Yesterday I bought $20 worth of lottery tickets because the jackpots for Mega Millions and Power Ball were both over $20 million. I don’t buy tickets when the jackpots are under this arbitrary amount because it’s no fun to fantasize about a net take of under $5 million (if you take a lump-sum pay-out instead of a 26-year payout, you ... more



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