A comparison of Canadian and American network television news

We read and hear a good deal these days about the proper role of federal agencies, Congress, and broadcasters themselves in properly controlling quantity and quality of television advertising in the U.S. There seems to be a fair amount of criticism expressed and implied by government officials, the general public, broadcasters, agencies and advertisers on the whole question of advertising regulation—suggesting most of these people are dissatisfied to some degree much of the time. An interesting comparative situation is found in Britain where the Independent Broadcasting Authority has followed a unique approach to these problems for a number of years—and apparently pleases most participants and the TV audience. In the following discussion, Mrs. Marting describes the IBA approach and deals with its possible applicability here. The author is completing the Ph.D. at Ohio State University after earlier earning a journalism MA at Alabama, and spending a number of years in public relations and advertising.     

沉醉于和儿子一起的时刻

我们在客厅里跳舞,就我们两个人。 我为这次跳舞特地穿上蓝色牛仔裤和T恤衫。他是我怀里的小家伙,快3岁了,仍然穿着他那件半截的金色睡衣。     

今冬不可错过的4部动画片

白天越来越短,气温越来越低,商店里也开始摆出琳琅满目的圣诞礼品和饰物。这样的日子最适合看几部动画片,轻松搞笑,愉悦心情。别以为动画片就是没内容,没深度的垃圾电影,正如本文作者所说:如果你厌倦了狐猴随着‘我们喜欢动起来,动起来'的歌声跳舞,那么你也厌倦了生活。     

Listen to the Music: Lessons for Publishers from Record Labels’ Digital Debut Decade

Multimedia EBooks present a tremendous growth opportunity for publishers. Yet, industry executives might be cautious after witnessing the astounding collapse of the record business during its digital transition over the last 10 years. This article looks at what went wrong for Big Music, what lessons book publishers can learn from the recording industry’s mistakes and also some visions of the future. And why digitally, for books—at least—it can’t get here fast enough.