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Is TV an Opiate for the Unhappy?
Written by: Matt Palmquist, Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 12:29 PM 
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Sadness and television viewing are correlated in new data analysis.
Downtown Chicago, Then and Now
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Wednesday 05 November 2008 - 11:59 AM 0 Comments
Watching the amazing images of President-elect Barack Obama addressing that huge crowd in Chicago’s Grant Park on Tuesday night, my mind flipped back to a very different set of television pictures, which were broadcast live from just a few blocks away.
DTV Transition Crisis Looms, Senator Says
Written by: William Yelles, Wednesday 24 September 2008 - 15:29 PM 0 Comments
The digital television switchover may rival the current financial markets crisis weighing on Americans' minds, Sen. Daniel Inouye warned Tuesday.
More Gay Characters on Television
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 23 September 2008 - 12:03 PM 0 Comments
The quality of prime-time programming may be depressing, but the broadcast networks are doing better at depicting the diversity of the American public.
Creasing the Celluloid Ceiling: More Female Roles on TV
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Tuesday 09 September 2008 - 05:08 AM 0 Comments
A greater percentage of TV characters are female, a new study notes, but it's still mostly guys offstage.
Notes From the Digital Switchover
Written by: Lewis Beale, Monday 08 September 2008 - 12:52 PM 0 Comments
Our writer in Wilmington, N.C., continues his examination of the digital TV switchover being tested there.
Digital Television Guinea Pig Spotted
Written by: William Yelles, Tuesday 02 September 2008 - 14:32 PM 0 Comments
The digital television transition is set for February 2009 but one local market is jumping the gun next week -- voluntarily.
Men Dominate Olympics TV Coverage
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Thursday 31 July 2008 - 14:33 PM 0 Comments
A new analysis of NBC’s prime-time Olympics coverage shows male athletes receive more air time than women, but the discrepancy is much greater for the winter games than the summer ones.
Oprah and the Downfall of American Society
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 14 July 2008 - 09:15 AM 0 Comments
A journalism professor finds a straw woman on daytime TV and, in the name of scholarship, knocks her right down.
Research in Summary
Written by: Tom Jacobs, Monday 14 July 2008 - 08:55 AM 0 Comments
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