Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Monetization jingle—and an audio alternative to news about the media
It cracks me up that WNYC’s On the Media program now introduces its regular segment on media monetization of internet content with a jingle!
The jingle is funny, and outrageous in the sense that it’s silly it even exists, and I like it. I like the weekly show, too, and generally listen to it.
Sometimes, though, the show is overall just a little cute and bouncy, so I’m glad we also have Bob McChesney‘s Media Matters. It’s produced from AM station WILL, an NPR affiliate owned by the University of Illinois, and there’s a podcast. McChesney has a frankly liberal agenda, and so do his guests, who take calls when the Sunday show is done live. The newest podcast usually doesn’t show up until Tuesday.
Check out Dave Winer’s and Jay Rosen’s fairly regular Sunday media talks, too. Both bloggers, Dave is an internet pioneer, while Jay is an NYU prof, so their take on the future of journalism is pretty unique.