Monthly Archives: August 2005

Avid watchers of the news over the past decade will have noticed something: Media companies now package the news as they do TV programs, motion pictures, and DVD releases. Consider the coverage of Hurricane Katrina over the last few days. The news channels regaled their audiences with snazzy logos for the crisis. CNN even billed itself as “Your Hurricane Home” or “Your Hurricane Channel” or something like that. Or think about how the media handled the invasion of Iraq a … Continue reading →