no comments | tags: academy awards, women | posted in media, movies | Author:
nistha

First Female Director to win Oscar (mirror.co.uk)

Kathryn Bigelow(Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Glad to see the highest recognition going to a Woman (although I have not seen the movie and can’t comment on the validity but am glad it wasn’t Avatar).
Let me also mention Janet Robinson, CEO of NYTimes, who is trying to steer NYTimes in the most challenging times in history and seems to be doing a good job so far.

Janet Robinson, listed among the 100 most powerful women
no comments | tags: apple, kindle, photoblog, steve jobs | posted in media, technology | Author:
nistha

After following the pre-release hype so diligently, I missed out on a post-release review cum look at what Apple came up with. Internet is full of detailed reviews, so I am going to write only what struck me immediately on the launch. A bit late but here it goes-
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no comments | tags: google, kindle, media, murdoch, news | posted in broadcasting, entertainment, favorites, publishing, technology | Author:
nistha

A look at the LATimes’ 2010 predictions: Another turbulent year ahead for media-
Our crystal ball says: Jay Leno will leave prime time; MGM will finally be sold; Disney will discover video games; and maybe somebody will figure out how to make money on online content.
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