AudioBlogger Acting Weird, Film at 11

Friday was our Downtown Doubleheader: field trips to the Los Angeles Times and the L.A. Central Library. Some of us began our day with breakfast at Philippe's, a downtown fixture since 1908.

Today's media note is from Los Angeles City Beat, an alternative weekly newspaper that I picked up at Philippe's. The lead article in the March 9-15 issue is entitled "And Now the News." It points out that while mainstream newspapers are facing dwindling audiences in the United States, ethnic newspapers are an area of growth. And the Los Angeles area, thanks to its spectacular diversity, is a hotbed of ethnic newspapers.

This growth may not last, though. Students who had some contact with ethnic newspapers generally said that their parents or grandparents read them, while they were significantly less likely to do much more than occasionally glance at them. This mirrors the generation gap that mainstream newspapers face.

I should note that cyberspace has its little problems too. The audio post I did on this media note is apparently floating around on some server somewhere. When it up--if it turns up--I will connect it to this post.

***POSTSCRIPT: Late Tuesday afternoon my audio post finally showed up. With no further ado, I present it below...

***LET'S DO BRUNCH IN BEVERLY HILLS -- Mass Comm 101 students are invited to a seminar entitled "Blogging and Journalism: Where Do Their Paths Cross?" It will be held at the Museum of Television & Radio in Beverly Hills on the morning of Saturday, March 25. The event is sponsored by MT&R and the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists. I'll have a flyer out in class with details of the event and how to reserve a spot.