The end is near

General Radio News and Comments, Satellite & Internet Radio and LPFM

Postby Jack Bennest » Sun May 14, 2006 12:27 pm

The experts have spoken. Mass media is reported to be on its last legs. A handful of new media entities with remarkably silly names: Blogs, Vlogs, YouTube, Podcasts, and Yahoo! are leading the charge, leaving traditional forms of communications to play catch-up or get left behind.

The CBC's pop culture specialist Jian Ghomeshi ponders the fate of mass media and asks whether we are nearing a world without television, radio or print in THE END, a three-part series airing on CBC Newsworld.

With new trends in media emerging on what seems to be a daily basis, many have been predicting the fall of traditional communications for some time. There are always new trends, toys and gadgets, but which of them will survive and emerge victorious? And what will our increasingly wired, (or is that wireless), world look like in this age of instant information gratification?

Is this really the end of TV and radio as we know it?

Jian Ghomeshi is the host of THE END. David Giddens is series producer of THE END. Heaton Dyer is the Director of Programming for CBC Newsworld.



BROADCAST SCHEDULE
The End airs Saturday May 6, 13 & 20 at 12:00pm ET & 9:30pm ET/PT and
Sunday May 7, 14 & 21 at 5:00pm ET


WATCH THIS PROGRAM ONLINE
Missed the show? You're in luck! All play 22:22.
The End of Radio
The End of TV

hew??? - my apolgees
User avatar
Jack Bennest
Advanced Member
 
Posts: 4471
Joined: Mon Apr 17, 2006 9:25 pm

Postby radiofan » Sun May 14, 2006 6:59 pm

Whew... the title of you r post scared the bejesus outta topper...I thought maybe you'd been reincarnated as that Oscar Meyer [or whatever his name is] guy and you were on a rant about the end of times approaching.
Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who couldn't hear the music.
User avatar
radiofan
Advanced Member
 
Posts: 13719
Joined: Sun Apr 16, 2006 2:24 pm
Location: Keremeos, BC

Postby Cliff Bashly Kinkade » Mon May 15, 2006 9:00 am

The fact that " I'm Geisha John" is an anagram for Jian Ghomeshi, is about all you need to know about the end times.
nudeswithviews.com / where right is never wrong
Cliff Bashly Kinkade
Advanced Member
 
Posts: 954
Joined: Tue May 09, 2006 11:54 am


Return to General Radio News

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot] and 170 guests