Media Is Plural

It is often said that military planners prepare "to fight the last war." The same is true of many in the media. Faced with disruptive new technology, media makers often respond initially by attempting to recreate familiar, previously dominant media.

A Q&A with Facebook's Randi Zuckerberg on how social networking can help people find and share credible news and information.

Conservative fears of an impending Democratic attack on talk radio - dubbed the “Hush Rush” effort in an homage to top-rated radio talker Rush Limbaugh — continue to escalate, despite ample evidence that such an assault is unlikely to occur when (as is likely) Democrats sweep back into power in the forthcoming elections in November.

With Democratic enthusiasm waxing, Republican energy waning, and more than four out of five voters convinced the country is now on the wrong track, one would think hard-right wing talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh would be near-suicidal.