No False Idols Here...

For today's medianote, we listened to a National Public Radio story that discusses the so-called "Idol Effect." Pretty much everyone accepts that a good showing on American Idol can jumpstart the career of an unknown, wannabe recording artist. But what about veteran recording stars like Rod Stewart or Stevie Wonder? Can an appearance on the hit Fox show help their record sales? According to the NPR story linked above, it can indeed.

***RECORDING INDUSTRY NOW, AD AND THE EGO LATER: I've decided to begin this week by covering the Recording Industry chapter first, and then get into the video The Ad and the Ego later in the week. So if you missed class today (April 24) you will be able to easily catch up by going to Supplemental Instruction this week.