We're All Stars Now: Reality TV, Web 2.0, DIY Celebrities

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:50:17 GMT

Here's an interview I did with communication researchers, Dr. Michael Stefanone and Derek Lackaff, at the University at Buffalo (SUNY) about their discovery of a strong link between reality TV viewership, social networking site usage, and celebrity identity formation. For the full story, see http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2172

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Mark Deuze's MediaWork book discussion

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 02:27:51 GMT

Mark Deuze's MediaWork // Precariousness of Media Industry Link: http://theory.isthereason.com/?p=2087 Date: Tuesday Feb 12, 2008 Venue: Department of Media Study, SUNY at Buffalo, Center For the Arts Mark Deuze's research focuses on the working lives of professionals in the global media industries (film, TV, video games, advertising, and journalism), and shows that careers in the media industry are not open, inclusive, or a free for all? as often suggested in the popular press. It is a cut-throat and precarious business where the feminine? qualities you need to get in-- excellent communication and social skills, a talent for team work -- are the same that will keep you from moving to the (male-dominated) top. Furthermore, digital media - think YouTube, Wikipedia, Ohmynews - threaten to make the work and role of media professionals obsolete, as creative production gets increasingly outsourced to consumers. What makes this research relevant on a broader scale is the fact that the working lives of media professionals are looked at by all other industries as pioneer-models for the management and organization of labor in the global cultural economy. Mark has a joint appointment as Professor of Journalism and New Media at Leiden University in The Netherlands and at the Department of Telecommunications in Bloomington, Indiana. As a journalist he has worked for newspapers, magazines and websites in the United States, The Netherlands, and South Africa. As bassist/singer of the metal-band Skinflower he has toured extensively throughout The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. Mark blogs at http://deuze.blogspot.com

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We're All Stars Now: Reality TV, Web 2.0, DIY Celebrities

Mark Deuze's MediaWork book discussion