Business & Society
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Business History, Media Mergers, Media & Politics,
Broadcast & Digital Media, Wealth & Society;
Business Incidents, Accidents, Pollution, etc.

 

Media Merger History “Newsweek Sold!” 1961 The deal-making & players behind the Washington Post acquisition of Newsweek.		Sports Media Business “All Sports, All the Time” 1978-2008 The history of ESPN and the rise of the “all-sports” cable television business.
Business & Environment “Burn On, Big River…” Cuyahoga River Fires Oil pollution history of Cuyahoga River is part of this story.		Business & Environment “Paradise” 1971-John Prine Strip mining history in Muhlenberg County, KY is part of this story.
Media Powerhouse “Empire Newhouse” 1920s-2012 From Vanity Fair to Reddit.com, Newhouse is a cultural power.		Media Maverick “Ted Turner & CNN” 1980s & 1990s Media pioneer shakes up news & entertainment biz using new technology.
TV & Music Business “American Bandstand” 1956-2007 How television helped make rock `n roll a major business.		Multi-Media Business “The Bourne Profitability” 1985-2007 How Jason Bourne & Co. became a worldwide multi-media business play.
Wall Street Critic “Flash Boy Lewis” 1989-2014 A Michael Lewis book on high-frequency ‘flash’ trading rattles Wall Street.		Pesticide Exposé “Power in The Pen” 1962-1963 Chemical firms & pesticide industry go after author Rachel Carson.
Digital Business History “Google & Gaga” 2011 Lady Gaga TV ad for Google’s Chrome browser brings huge audience.		Digital Business History “The iPod Silhouettes” 2000-2011 Apple’s iPod ad campaign imprints cultural imagery in media around the world.
PC Business History “Apple Rising” 1976-1985 Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak build start-up company; help launch PC revolution.		Wealth & Society “Celebrity Buffett” 2000-2011 Billionaire Warren Buffett leverages his wealth & fame to good ends.
Home Video Market “Disney’s Movie Vault” 1984-1999 How Walt Disney & Co. discovered big bucks in the home video market.		Disney Business History “Disney Dollars” 1930s Walt & Mickey become Depression beaters and a new kind of growth engine.
Money & Musicals “The Sound of Money” 2009 A Dutch pension fund & media company buy up Rodgers & Hammerstein.		The Political Box Office “The Frost-Nixon Biz” 1977-2009 The multi-media cottage industry that followed the Frost/Nixon interviews.
Media Promotion “The Jackson Statues” 1995 Nine giant Michael Jackson statues are used to promote a pop star & his music.		Media & Marketing “Dinah Shore & Chevy” 1951-1963 “See-the-U.S.A.” song helped define a celebrity & America’s “car culture.”
Media Mergers “Murdoch’s NY Deals” 1976-1977 How media baron Rupert Murdoch became a major player in New York media.		Business & Values “Wall Street’s Gekko” 1980s-2010 A fictional Wall Street hustler lives on in the culture, roiling values.

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