Category: media

French TV reflects “the total failure of racial integration in France.”  Los Angeles Times

– in the vast cable spectrum? 
Philadelphia Inquirer

AND: SELLING ITSELF SHORT.Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel 11/2/99

     ALSO: REMEMBER THE GOOD THINGS Detroit News 11/2/99

PREVIOUSLY: REVERED AND REVILED: PBS is 30 years old and from right and left everybody dumps on it. It will be a quiet anniversary. Dallas Morning News 10/31/99

     AND: PBS AT 30: Public broadcaster is at a crossroads – what’s the mission in a 500-channel world. (AP) MSNBC 10/25/99
    

  

The Harlem elementary school depicted in the Meryl Streep film “Music of the Heart” protests film’s portrayal of the school neighborhood in the film.  CBC

– Hollywood may finally be discovering Latin-themed movies. 
Los Angeles Times 11/1/99

AND: Nickelodeon plans to debut Latino series. New York Times 11/1/99

Hayao Miyazaki is the king of Japanese animation. His “Princess Mononoke” grossed $150 million in Japan, second only to “Titanic.” This week his “semi-epic on acid” debuts in general release in the US. San Francisco Chronicle

– nominated for top Canadian film honor while Saskatchewan murder trial is on.  CBC

– know your terms. A Montreal artist applied for a grant to write a book about the porno company he works for. He didn’t get it. Next time call it “erotica.”  Toronto Globe and Mail

Canada’s Canadian content rules are just a game everyone plays – lip service so you can make an American deal.  Toronto Globe and Mail

When the New Zealand government wanted to auction off part of the wireless transmission spectrum earlier this year, the indigenous Maori claimed it as property granted them under 19th Century treaties with settlers. The government rejects those claims.  Wired

The doyenne of do-it-yourself and the World Wrestling Federation venture onto the floor of the stock market with initial public stock offerings.  Variety.com