Archive for the ‘Community Media in Transition’ Category
Blogging Update
Since I’ve been busy blogging at work, I’ve decided to move from blogging here to my other site @ colinrhinesmith.com. However, I’m leaving this site up to keep the information, used primarily for my thesis, available online.
This site has been a wonderful learning experience for me. Those who left comments helped shape my thinking for [...]
Thesis Submitted and The Work Ahead
I submitted my thesis to the Department of Graduate Studies at Emerson College this afternoon. It’s entitled “Community Media in Transition: Public Access Television in the Age of YouTube.”
I appreciated the feedback I received from my committee during my defense. They recommended that I spend a bit more time on the paper before [...]
Thesis Final Countdown
Posting has been light here over the past month as I’m working to finish up my thesis. I hope to have a final draft completed for my committee to review by early April. In the meantime, please visit the websites and blogs listed in my links section (right hand column) for updates from folks [...]
Looking to Barthes for Context and Meaning
Last week, my thesis adviser recommended that I consider cultural studies as an analytic framework for helping me to articulate some of my thoughts on this project. More specifically, it was recommended that I refer back to Roland Barthes and his work in Mythologies. In re-reading “Myth Today,” Barthes begins by explaining that “since [...]
Cool New Blog Header Image
Jason Daniels of Medfield.tv generously contributed the header image above for this blog. My feelings about this WordPress theme have been lukewarm since I installed it. So, now I’m really inspired to find a new theme for this blog. Thanks, Jason!
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Back in the E-Saddle
“Saddles” photo by miladus
Sometimes all you need is a little inspiration (or push) to get you blogging again. Amy Gahran’s recent article, “Blogging Without the Time Sink” was just what I needed:
A blog post is not (or at least, it shouldn’t be) a writing assignment you must prep for and deliver as a finished package. [...]
Working on a New Blog Header Design
It would be nice to have a better looking header image for this blog. The image above is something I threw together over the weekend.
If anyone would like to contribute design ideas for this site, you can email them to colin (AT) cmediachange (DOT) net. The dimensions across the top are 780×150.
