Antenna: The GSU Copyright Case: Lessons Learned [Parts One and Two]
I offer an experiential commentary as someone deposed in Cambridge University Press v...
Antenna: The GSU Copyright Case: Lessons Learned [Parts One and Two]
I offer an experiential commentary as someone deposed in Cambridge University Press v Mark P. Becker.
Part One is here.
Part Two is here.
Links to blogs posts/notes from the HASTAC Conference
With the generous support of a travel grant, I enjoyed the opportunity as a HASTAC Scholar to attend the HASTAC Conference at the University of Michigan this week. As service, a set of these Scholars were asked to tweet and blog during the conference. I took extensive notes of the keynotes (which often were quite inspiring) and added a few personal reflections as I went. I’ve collected all of the URLs below, if you are interested to get a glimpse of the types of conversations that happen through HASTAC. If you want to know more about HASTAC itself, you can find that information in founder Cathy Davidson’s conference post-mortem thoughts here.
HASTAC Alt-Ac Workshop Notes and Reflections
- Note: This workshop was developed for graduate students and early-career scholars on the job market to facilitate their exploration of an alternative career path to that of the traditional professorial position. In addition to sharing stories of personal experiences with both traditional and alternative career efforts, the participants delved into such troubled conversational waters as the viability of the tenure model of academia and the inferiority complex of the Alt-Ac-er. My personal commentary is indicated by italics.
HASTAC Conference Notes: Keynote by Cathy N. Davidson
HASTAC Conference Notes: Keynote by Daniel E. Atkins
HASTAC Conference Notes: Session C2 (Lightning Talks)
- Session C2 (Lightning Talks) – Rackham East Conference Room
- Digital Scholarship and the Institutional Culture
Christopher Long - Why Not Invite a Crowd?: The Open Scholarly Review Experiment for Postmedieval’s “Becoming Media”
Jen Boyle - “Isn’t that a Tool?”: Interpreting and Championing Digital Scholarly Communication in the Humanities
Sophia Krzys Acord - Authorial Ecologies: Digging into Image Data to Answer Authorship Related Questions
Jennifer Guiliano, Michael Simeone, Rob Kooper, Dean Rehberger - Neochoreometry: A Novel Method for Dance Movement Analysis
Billy Andre
HASTAC Conference Notes: Keynote by Siva Vaidhyanathan
HASTAC Conference Notes: Keynote by Josh Greenberg
HASTAC Conference: Random Musings
- Sessions E3 (Roundtables) – Rackham Amphitheater
- Communicating Book Histories with Digital Metadata
Kirstyn Leuner, Laura Mandell, Lindsey Eckert
HASTAC: first blog post
This year I will serve as a HASTAC scholar, which means I will occasionally blog about matters related to the digital humanities, technology, and more particularly, media policy. For my first post, I contemplate a Supreme Court case involving questions about copyright and the public domain. Here’s a link to the HASTAC site, though you can also read an excerpt below:
I came into my study of policy thinking of the FCC as brave champions of the people—advocating for the public’s ownership of the airwaves, for diversity of programming, and for ownership controls that prevent monopolistic behavior and action. Um, wow—I was really, really naïve. Despite being safely left of center in my politics, I find myself occasionally thinking such things as “Abolish the FCC! Our government is too large! Too inefficient! Too ill-informed to act rightly! Put the power back in the hands of….well, let’s see…whose hands DO I trust?”
And there’s the rub. When it comes to policy, my most conservative and reactionary of thoughts eventually brings me back to ground zero, worried about such crucial concepts as access, fair use, and intellectual freedom. Sure, abolishing the FCC may satisfy my desire to punish FCC Chairman Genachowski’s too-close-for-comfort connections to the digital giants that are trying to set our policy in their own interests [that would be Google (the “do no evil” company) and Verizon (still not sure how they became the FCCs moral barometer) who offered a plan for network neutrality that became the basis for the FCC’s own policy]. But beyond that, abolishing the FCC would not protect the concept of network neutrality, a phrase that is currently losing all meaning (or at minimum, losing the meaning to which I attribute the term). Policy operates at the level of discourse—how we use terms, who employs particular terms toward what ends, and whether these conversations become the dominant discourse—is the name of the game. The FCC may not be the real problem—perhaps the problem is that the complications presented by policy prevent loud, widely disseminated conversation about the issues.
15 years of Variety
Fifteen Years of Variety Research–Viewed through Twitter
| greeney28
15 years of #Variety research = 780 weeks skimmed = 3,399 PDFs saved = exhale @aperrenwants me to do 3 more years. Shall we vote, Twitter? |
| greeney28Ugh, entire month of December,1982 had no thumbnails for Weekly Variety–makes research much harder, #Variety, must click through every page |
| greeney28Todd McCarthy wrote Ingrid Bergman’s obit in 1982–he’s been working for the trades for a really long time. |
| greeney28Hey @alisaperren & @crsbecker–1982 is the year Finsyn’s you know what hits proverbial fan.#Variety is running out of hyperbolic phrases |
| greeney28Lesson of history–never underestimate #TheSmurfs. In 1982, they single-handedly saved NBCs upfront sales. For real–it says that right here |
| greeney28Best story of #1982 , if not of all time: couple brings their own popcorn into a Denver movie theater, arrested for “disturbing the peace” |
| greeney28Good Lord, a second threatened boycott of the Emmys in 10 years? Guys, you are clearing doing something wrong. |
| greeney28Huh–Charlton Heston saved the Endowment for the Arts in ’81 by getting Reagan to back down (somewhat) on demand they return federal funds |
| greeney28Woot woot–Greatest American Hero premieres in 80-81 3rd season. Man, I miss that show. |
| greeney28Head of Copyright Royalty Tribunal tells Congress his committee is unnecessary, should be disbanded. Anyone ever done this before or since? |
| greeney28Huh, Warner-Amex started MTV? How in the world did it end up with Viacom, then? |
| greeney28NBC makes 47 year old Willard Scott wear a toupee, so the self-aware man writes notes on scalp, lifts toupee to communicate w/ audience. Ha! |
| greeney28Kind of loved PBS’ An American Family” (well, 1 ep of it)–what a terrific way to “introduce” reality TV to students in a less familiar way |
| greeney28@Jimski
The mom is walking through Central Park w/ her clearly gay son, trying to explain why he loves Chelsea / why he felt so different |
| greeney28“American Family” just got awesome-kid living in NY shows his mother how fabulous is his life by taking her to a transvestite Variety show |
| greeney28@djoneson
One thing I can say-they are consistent–ex, the term”solon” (any authority figure, often a government type)-term they still use. |
| greeney28Finally loading up PBS’ “An American Family.” Just curious about it–one example of an early reality show. |
| greeney28Read a contemporary #Variety last night, & the format shift was SHOCKING, disturbing, really–all my quick research tricks didn’t work |
| greeney28@Jimski
In fairness, the other Beatles didn’t get much better notices, ie. Ringo got on a plane! I just liked the reference to Paul’s people |
| greeney28From the report of Lennon’s death, “A statement from the office of Paul McCartney…expressed regret at the loss” Overwhelmed by the emotion |
| greeney28Bugs Bunny-Road Runner hour gets cited as most violent program in 1980 survey, and#Variety seems surprised. #HaveYouWatchedTheseShows? |
| greeney28Did you know kids in Japan were watching 3-D TV in 1980? #ISureDidn‘t |
| greeney28FCC Chair Ferris says information age “frees us from the weighty effect of ignorance [but] will rob…the right to privacy” |
| greeney28Hey @aperren, when you studied the Fox network, did you look into the history of the “fourth network” concept (almost an ideology, really)? |
| greeney28Ah, the good ol’ days: average cost to make a flick in 1980 was $10-Mil–and they called that “a grim report” or soaring costs. |
| greeney28Had idea that Reagan & his dereg push f’d up media, but it started under Carter. As Genachowksi shows, bad policy happens under Dems, too. |
| greeney28This just in…piracy is #1 threat to media. In #1980 #HysteriaNeverOutofFashion |
| greeney28Love how nets must “explain” bad numbers. After a primetime drop off of four points in #1980, web researchers are described as “suicidal” |
| greeney28Love technology history: RCA’s Selectavision features “both forward & reverse scanning of a program at many times the normal playing speed. |
| greeney28Confirmed–I remember TV from age of 5. All new shows #1980 are some of my earliest TV memories. Also, Salem Strangler and Luke/Laura. |
| greeney28Unfortunate that my big research push re: TV critics is overlapping w/ TCAs–haven’t been able to keep up. Counting on detailed blog posts. |
| greeney28Boston TV station reports a volcano erupting in Milton, MA as an April Fool’s gag–FCC gets involved & reporter fired |
| greeney28Hmm, feeling a bit sluggish and need to keep up my pace–enter #JesusChristSuperstar#Awesome and #1970sAppropriate |
| greeney28Celebrating 75th anniversary (in 1980), Variety retells its history: started in 1905 by Sime Silverman, vaudeville critic w/ a grudge |
| greeney28You know how the actors in #SweeneyTodd also move the set pieces around? Well, they sued to get paid for that–$5 per piece moved. |
| greeney28Read a bit about Ted Turner being sad over lost satellite–I thought a deal went through. Nope, Satcom III disappeared in space. Wow |
| greeney28Weekly #Variety missing for Jan 1980 is annual special w/ terrific feature that summarizes all issues facing Congress in coming year. Dang. |
| greeney28CBS again vying for #1 due to Dallas, Incredible Hulk, and the Dukes of Hazard. This America at its best, people. #Kidding #ButGoodForCBS |
| greeney28New subsection in #Variety in Jan. 1980: Home Video |
| greeney28@Jimski
Aw, you’re sweet. This phase will be over soon (hooray!, and, sad!) but the research will continue with less random, more focus |
| greeney28& there it is–I was reading all these articles about how happy 3rd place NBC was to get Moscow Olympics. Poor suckers. |
| greeney28#Variety is such a card: “FCC: Half Steam Ahead on Kidvid” (Know you’ve been researching too long when that sort of title evokes a guffaw) |
| greeney28Hah! Blondie video prompts #Variety to wonder how world will use this sort of thing? Will people stand in club & look at monitor of video? |
| greeney28@Memles
Just listened to that album yesterday, actually. Working my way through musicals right now (see recent post re: music getting old) |
| greeney28Music is wearing thin after all this research. Recs for purchases? I like up tempo, belters, rock, avoid depressing folksy (sorry, Sufjan) |
| greeney28Random fact: “Hawaii Five-0″ ended run in #1979 , at time 3rd longest running dramatic serial in US TV history. |
| greeney28Huh–honestly have no idea what day of the week it is |
greeney28When researching a big project, you think, ‘gosh, can’t wait till I reach __ date–I’ll feel so accomplished’ Today #1980. Still stressed 
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| greeney28Aw, after one hot night with HBO, WGA never hears from him again. That bastard had promised he would call. WGA now plans to abstain #1979 |
| greeney28Leonard is referencing #60Minutes ratings success there. |
| greeney28CBS’ Leonard: “the concern of thoughtful people is not that news will swallow entertainment but that news will become entertainment.” |
| greeney28Ah, content is key in
too: “Whatever the medium, programming is the key, and whoever controls the entertainment controls the future.” |
| greeney28wow–BET was one of the early cable channels–first discussed in Sept. 1979. Didn’t realize how early it was. |
| greeney28Let’s compare–silent-film star/founder UA Mary Pickford’s estate valued at over $10-Mil. John Wayne’s estate? Only $6.8-Mil. Go, Mary |
| greeney28Stop the presses–the DOJ files an antitrust suit against NAB for its code that limits commercials? Policy is crazy business, people |
| greeney28Senate smack down of FCC Chair Ferris–he can’t win. When he champions dereg, they’re annoyed. When he issues new regs, they’re annoyed. |
| greeney28Mary Pickford’s estate was valued at $10.5-Mil. Impressive for a silent film star–so much for technology ruining her career. |
| greeney28CBS’ Jankowski, “the people don’t buy technology, but the content on the screen or tube–the programming, the software.” Software?! Hmmm |
| greeney28Okay, tomorrow I stop being 2 months behind in my research. Sucks starting the day that way. This means I have to finish 1979 no matter what |
| greeney28Now, this is a clever headline, “Nickelodeon Worth a Dime” since Warner Cable will charge $.10 per subscriber in first year. |
| greeney28P2 “…their inroads into the home could substantially impact the news industry.” Good call, study of #1979 |
| greeney28“Electronic information systems won’t be a serious threat to conventional news publishing for the next decade, but by the mid 1990s…” P1 |
| greeney28#Variety
keeps including this in its headlines, “Violence No, but Sex Si”–is this some sort of contemporary reference that I’m missing? |
| greeney28Hey! It is official–there is evidence that Nixon tried to hurt public TV to prevent negative coverage of, well, himself. |
| greeney28@Jimski Way to know your programming chronology, James Earl. I have indeed been seeing references to Hulk’s ratings in primetime. |
| greeney28All these references to Baryshnikov are making me want to go watch #WhiteNIghts. Wonder if@drew_ayers has seen that wesomeness? #1979 |
| greeney28Wish I could go talk to 4 year old Karen & ask her about the TV shows she observes. I remember our pre-VCR/remote control TV but not enough |
| greeney28Finally, a description of various videodisk technologies in development–needed help to know if we’re talking analog or digital here. |
| greeney28Huh, origins of reconsent transmission discussed at tail end of 1978–syndicators pissed about superstations– this is interesting. |
| greeney28@neddaahmed @noelrk I’d like every TV article in AJ & AC from 1968-1982 please. Preferably read, digested, & delivered as bite-size notes. |
| greeney28Article in 1978 examines SAG’s efforts to address facelift panic among female actresses: “It isn’t vanity, it’s sheer economics.” |
| greeney28It is way too early for this nonsense, Variety: “Temper is Fugiting for Networks.” |
| greeney28This is the best thing ever–Patinkin/LuPone 2gether 4ever. Now, where can I see them?http://yhoo.it… |
| greeney28Nope, scratch that–Lucas on board w/ lawsuit. My surprise has diminished considerably–has Lucas ever seen copyright issue he didn’t love? |
| greeney28Lucas won’t support lawsuit against #BattlestarGalactica for copyright infringement of Star Wars after sees clips-who knew? |
| greeney28Supreme Court OKs FCC’s authority to regulate foul language on TV & pulls a Solomon: Can’t censor before airs, but can punish after |
| greeney28In 10 years, #WeeklyVariety has gone up in price by $.35. That’s a lot when you realize it cost $.50 in 1968. |
| greeney28Ooooh, new contender for best headline ever: “On TV, Sears Doesn’t Have Everything” in reference to their objection to overly sexy TV |
| greeney28Stop the presses–there was a Mary Hartman Mary Hartman board game. To the google search… |
| greeney28.@aperren talked about researching your childhood–here we go: premiering Fall 1978, Taxi, Mork & Mindy, WKRP(!), for the nerds, |
| greeney28Okay, this is smart. When asked to turn over pirated Universal films, Hugh Heffner said, “I’m a hobbyist and collector.” |
| greeney28Strangest story ever-SAG Pres Kathleen Nolan, former FCC Commish Nick Johnson, & a 14-year-old kid get lost on a hike, have be rescued #1978 |
| greeney28Oooh, an article by Bernays in #Variety. Thanks, @tedfriedman, for helping me know how this guy is, how he transformed America. |
| greeney28So many letters in this article, can’t make head’s or tail’s of it. Was talk of SAG-AFTRA merger in 1977, too, btw. |
| greeney28Second half of 1977 went much faster than first, thank goodness. Now if only I can find energy to finish grading-only 2 or 3 papers left. |
| greeney28P2 I was so young when I watched the special to “find Annie”, I thought she was lost–didn’t get they were holding auditions. Strong memory |
| greeney28Had no idea film rights for #Annie were super expensive and therefore front-page news. Do remember a special show about “finding Annie” P1 |
| greeney28Hey! A debate on TV and the Elderly at #GSU in 1977. Go, Georgia State, for talking about what no one else cares to discuss. |
| greeney28Aw, the Muppet Show just beat out a bunch of dumb games in the primetime access slot. That warms the heart. #ThisIsSortOfMyTopic |
| greeney28Big dustup btw Red Foxx & Farrah Fawcett Majors–hah! Foxx refusing to apologize for offending her. Wish more time to read this silliness. |
| greeney28Well, thank goodness–Bing Crosby gets a super long obit. |
| greeney28ATC’s objection to Cookie Crisp? “Net impression that it is nutritionally advisable to consume cookies for breakfast” |
| greeney28ACT going after kidvid ads in 1977, but now gone too far–attacking Cookie Crisp. Started campaign to get CC back after my dorm discontinued |
| greeney28Dude, Love Boat and Chips are premiering in 1977. Knew this year was going to be awe-some. |
| greeney28For comparison’s sake, Groucho Marx died two weeks after, and his obit spans two pages.#WhydoesVarietyhateElvis? |
| greeney28@KelliMarshall
Specifically? Tv criticism in 1970s, but since I’m reading every single week for 15+ years, coming across lots of things |
| greeney28Huh, Elvis’ obit in #Variety is only 4 short paragraphs. Wow. |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. Feel a bit hung over, and I didn’t drink last night, which is worse than actually being hung over. I feel cheated. |
| greeney28Well, that took way too long, but at least I reached by research goal for the day. At last, a slight feeling of satisfaction. Until 7 a.m. |
| greeney28I honestly gasped when I read this, “Variety reporter Bill Greeley Dies of Heart Attack in L.A.” Only 56, & he died on assgn at press tour |
| greeney28Best part of research is finding those awesome moments you lived through or wish you did-case in point: Star Wars is the headline for 6/1/77 |
| greeney28Fascinated by a fight btw NATAS & their Hollywood branch–glued to my screen: Boycott the Emmys! Revoke org membership! Trash talk! #1977 |
| greeney28Since the Comm Act of 34 doesn’t get revised until 96, the talk of revising it in 77 promises a long and super frustrating read |
| greeney28Wow–Freddie Prinze dies (from suicide) at 22. Poor Jr. was only 10 months. #random |
| greeney281977, guess what shit already started? “this new service [HBO] needs to be perceived as something different from ordinary TV” |
| greeney28Ah, the volleyball scene on
. Such a nice reward after a long day of researching. |
| greeney28Some things never change–1976 #Variety headline: “Is Ft. Lauderdale too gay or does it just seem that way? |
| greeney28Willpower is watching only a half hour of the #ProjectRunway premiere so I can get more work done. Sigh. |
| greeney28Fall 1976 has taken too long, but there has been much happening. Copyright passed! ABC is No. 1! DOJ & FCC continue their subtle battle! |
| greeney28Barbara Walters, asked about her high salary, qualifications, & fashion, asks male co-anchor to describe his preem outfit too–she rules. |
| greeney28Reading about final days of passage of first update to Copyright Act since 1909 (still in 1976)–great parallel for debt ceiling procedures. |
| greeney28Another Variety-speak term that I like-”Group W”-term implies org structure of Westinghouse, but I HATE femme as a term for women. |
| greeney28While I am a big fan of TViolence and B’casters as #Variety lingo, and ambivalent about videbate & kidvid, I sure do hate “webs” and “sez” |
| greeney28@ErikaJL @daniellestern Sadly, no. Walters is talking all kinds of gossip about her horrible experience at #Today & NBC. Fascinating. |
| greeney28Barbara Walters advice in 1976 to women wanting to get into news: “Works as hard as you can, do what they tell you, and don’t get pregnant.” |
| greeney28So, Charlotte Reid resigned her post at FCC in 1976 to become a housewife. That happened. My feelings about this are less than enlightened. |
| greeney28Aw, Rep. Macdonald died. About forty years ago. Yet for me, it just happened today. Sad. He was a mover and a shaker in Congress. |
| greeney28And I thought Dan Schorr’s big moment was the FBI’s investigation–but I was wrong. The case of him leaking a story blew up huge in 1976. |
| greeney28Holy you know what–this issue of Weekly Variety (International Film Special for 1976) is 500 pages long. Glad I’m not research int’l film |
| greeney28New head of PBS (in 1976), Lawrence Grossman, is kind of awesome–he’s pissing off all kinds of people, but doing it super politely |
| greeney28Man, #Variety, your weekly scans for November 1975 are f’d up–no data for Nov. 12, 19, or 26? Really? That’s a lot of Daily’s to look thru |
| greeney28Oh good Lord, the FCC is all up in a station’s grill for re-airing War of the Worlds–in 1975. Calm down, people. |
| greeney28Okay, 2nd story I’ve seen about lawsuits btw Tandem (Lear) & actors. What is he doing to his actors on set that they keep refusing to work? |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. Planning to finish 1975 today, which was supposed to be plan yesterday, but so it goes. |
| greeney28I thought “natch” was a relatively new bastardization of a word. Should have known Variety has been using it since the 1970s. |
| greeney28@inessentials I knew someone would pick on that. Still, it is a ridiculous headline, and that’s the point.
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| greeney28Plus, there’s this headline, “Is Radio Top 40 Public Service?” Begging the question, much?#VarietyResearchIsFun |
| greeney28An article comparing a mature content warning system for TV w/ Cassandra predicting fall of Troy cracks me up. |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. We have a mouse in our house, so my sleep was…not so good. Mouse drug both trap and glue thingy 3 ft, but escaped. |
| greeney28@crsbecker
Week by week. For 15 years. I love the research, but I hate how slow going it is. Kind of excited to get to the next stage. |
| greeney28O’Reilly: “People are exploiting this situation–there’s no intrusion in US…Yet the NYTimes has headline after headline, vicious stuff.” |
| greeney28@crsbecker I’m reading #Variety, so unsexy shouldn’t be issue. Think it was more that it was delayed while 3-Hour rule went forward faster. |
| greeney28@crsbecker
Gotta say, been nary a whisper of FinSyn through 1974, despite it being part of the original PTAR. But 3-Hr rule stole spotlight |
| greeney28oooh, this DOJ antitrust suit just got more interesting–sounds a lot like FinSyn. Finishing 1974 at last |
| greeney28The broadcast networks earned a 100% increase in revenue during 1972 (a recession year). I didn’t know profits could raise 100%. |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. |
| greeney281974 Supreme Court decision determines CATV is not a “performer,” doesn’t have to pay broadcasters to import signals.
#Where‘sNinaTotenberg? |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. |
| greeney28Ha! Was so confused–NIxon seemed to be out of office & I had missed the whole thing. Started in October 1974 instead of 1973 |
| greeney28Classic #Variety title: “Bunuel, 74…Films Display a Creative Tone”–you think?#SomeThingsDon‘tNeedToBeSaid |
| greeney28Note: everyone should wake up to find “Footloose” is the first song on their playlist for the day. |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. (6 am on a Saturday–sometimes dissertation research sucks.) |
| greeney28Another classic #Variety headline (has nothing to do w/ my research, but I need amusement): “Multimillionare Richard Burton a Red at Heart.” |
| greeney28That’s what I was looking for, FCC Commissioner “Johnson Goes Out W/ a Bang”–comprehensive study of affils, w/ handbook for citizen action |
| greeney28P2 “…shut up & shut off in claustrophobic conditions…that’s why the best film editors… are women,” says a former editor, now director. |
| greeney28Wow…1973 “As an editor you’re a slave to the director or producers for long, often wearying months…” P1 |
| greeney28Now, this is a nice title, #Variety (May 1973), “Watergate Un-Damns Media.” Awesome play on words there. |
| greeney28Pat Buchanan decries leftwing liberal control of media. Government he’s protecting-Nixon’s in 1973. Watergate is going to a satisfying read |
| greeney28Just from reading headlines, Walter Cronkite seems awesome. In 1973 he refers to the Nixon administration as “basically evil.” |
| greeney28Public television was such a royal mess in 1972-73. Makes for interesting research, even though not my topic. I’m a sucker for publicTV |
| greeney28License challenges just got super duper interesting in 1973–now Nixon’s people are in on the game. Hah! |
| greeney28Awesome headline from September, 1972 in Variety: “Soap Actors Unhappy for Real.” Whoever wrote that is a genius. |
| greeney28Back in ATL and feeling super sleepy. But I am determined to get the heck out of 1972 today. Argh… |
| greeney28Oh, no! Nixon defeats Macy–head of Corp. for Public Broadcasting steps down, “ill and discouraged” This has been sad to watch, er, read. |
| greeney28Hey, my classmate just successfully defended his dissertation! Exciting, but I’m jealous. That seems very far away right now. |
| greeney28For example, the FCC just ordered GA stations to air the racist remarks of a guy running for office cause he bought air time. Wow. |
| greeney28Best part of studying policy in the 70s? Citizens seem more effective than gov’t org (FCC, DoJ). |
| greeney28Oh no! Yesterday it was #LOTR, and today it is #PrincessBride. Is TV trying to destroy my noblest research efforts? Must. Not. Watch. |
| greeney28@annehelen
I’m trying to read 15 years, week by week, so Weekly Variety is more do-able. |
| greeney28@annehelen
more of a curiosity. Will wonder later if need go back to Daily Variety to read more on fewthings, but more for editorial stuff. |
| greeney28@annehelen
I’ve seen Weekly Variety make this sort of distinction before, but never with accompanying context. Tad frustrating. |
| greeney28@annehelen
digital archive. Is editorial board different? Cause they made a big distinction btw 2 after Senator complains about “Variety” |
| greeney28@annehelen
Is ownership different? |
| greeney28So, um, what is the difference between Weekyl Variety and Daily Variety? Cause Weekly Variety sure thinks there is a big difference in 1972 |
| greeney28Good morning, 1972. |
| greeney28@billkirkp
BTW, saw that you published piece on citizen activism in 65-75-inspired by you, I’m tracking citizen license challenges in 70s. |
| greeney28@billkirkp
No! I haven’t. I’m trying to restrain myself from reading his future on Wikipedia or something so I can be surprised as I go. |
| greeney28@fymaxwell
That is badass. I will be on the lookout for him. |
| greeney28Nicholas Johnson is so my favorite FCC Commissioner. Waiting to see if he goes out in a ball of fire is kind of exciting. Up to Sept 1971 |
| greeney28Up! And to the office. 1971 needs to go down today. |
| greeney28Boy, Variety freakin’ love #AllInTheFamily in 1970. Glowing review. |
| greeney28Wow–autosave/recovery, you saved me much frustration today by restoring that file. Would have lost a month of data. Thanks, computer gods |
| greeney28Hello 7 am. Getting a puppy may end up being the lifesaver my diss needs. I couldn’t find enough hours in the day. Voila! |
| greeney28Scratch that- in the 15 minutes b4 coffee shop opened, I realized class prep doesn’t require web (still no Internet) |
| greeney28Trying to get serious about research, so up w/ the puppy and out the door. Coffee shop opens in 15 minutes |
| greeney28For real, Variety–this is your headline about the Pacifica station bombing in 1970: “Pacifica not terrifica with FBI” Just. Wow. |
| greeney28It is always fun, but overwhelming, to reach another fall preview issue of Variety–now at 1970–that means some good Archie Bunker action |
| greeney28Okay, research gods, I need some ambition and speed. Think you can help a gal out? |
| greeney28Digging in to Variety w/ vengeance now-here’s plan: 15 minutes = one week of Variety. If unfinished, move on anyway. |
| greeney28
Variety’s review of Julia in 1968: “this show biz genre [a sitcom featuring Negroes] is an embarrassment to the whole human race.” Ouch. |
| greeney28Anyone know if the
has a favorite browser? Chrome seems to be working hard. |
| greeney28Did the math–have to go through 3 months of Variety every day for two months to get through 15 years. Only managed two months today. Hmmm |
| greeney28Playing on Youtube while I research. Gotta say, Kurt’s version of “As If We Never Said Goodbye” is pretty fantastic. |
| greeney28@neddaahmed
Very good news! I’m in the Variety archive online, and interestingly, I’m thinking microfilm might be FASTER. Who knew? |
| greeney28Had about 15 books due at library–got through 12 of them w/ reasonable thoroughness. Victory! Shame it’s only the beginning. |
| greeney28Gorgeous day out. So now it is me, the fading sunshine, and the Variety archive. Yes, I am communing with nature while working on laptop.
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