I totally neglected to post this earlier. I doubt it will encourage sales for Microsoft, but it’s a daring concept that intrigues me. Will other magazines follow suit? Like other tech companies, Microsoft has advertised some of its products in the past by offering free Wi-Fi in public places like subways and park benches. Now, the company is doing something a little more original and promoting a product by offering free Wi-Fi inside a magazine (via Microsoft Office Ad Turns ‘Forbes’ Magazines Into Wi-Fi Hotspots)

I totally neglected to post this earlier. I doubt it will encourage sales for Microsoft, but it’s a daring concept that intrigues me. Will other magazines follow suit?

Like other tech companies, Microsoft has advertised some of its products in the past by offering free Wi-Fi in public places like subways and park benches. Now, the company is doing something a little more original and promoting a product by offering free Wi-Fi inside a magazine (via Microsoft Office Ad Turns ‘Forbes’ Magazines Into Wi-Fi Hotspots)

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21st Century Black Media: Must They Be Owned By Black People? Lori Tharps asks a provocative question in Columbia Journalism Review: “Do we still need a black media?” An assistant professor of journalism at Temple University, Tharps eventually concludes black-focused media outlets are at least beneficial, if not crucial, providing a compelling platform for black culture and expression. But I think she missed one of the biggest questions under debate in the world of ethnic-focused media. Does a healthy, effective black media need to be owned by black people? MORE

21st Century Black Media: Must They Be Owned By Black People?

Lori Tharps asks a provocative question in Columbia Journalism Review: “Do we still need a black media?”

An assistant professor of journalism at Temple University, Tharps eventually concludes black-focused media outlets are at least beneficial, if not crucial, providing a compelling platform for black culture and expression.

But I think she missed one of the biggest questions under debate in the world of ethnic-focused media.

Does a healthy, effective black media need to be owned by black people?

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