Greetings, We want to let you know that the new issue of Flow: A Critical Forum on Television and Media Culture is available at http://flowtv.org/ This issue, we feature columns from Joan Hawkins, Joshua Green, Karen Hellekson, Harper Cossar, Adel IskandAr, and Aaron Delwiche. This issue's columns in brief: "Screen Memories: The Pioneers of Television" by Joan Hawkins: Why do serialized histories of television tend to leave out the most interesting aspects of TV flow? "What (Public?) Television Was Meant To Be?" by Joshua Green: PBS, like television, is not a singular object, and the image it constructs of what television is, and what PBS is, is multiplicitous and sometimes contradictory. "From Irrelevance to On-Demand: Changing Models of Dissemination" by Karen Hellekson: Innovative Internet distribution models in music and television strike back against Big Media hegemony. "Pardon the Competition: ESPN Turns Sports Talk Into a Game" by Harper Cossar: How commentary is the new competition on ESPN’s most popular sports talk shows. "1001 Arabian Plights: On Persistent Media Denigration” by Adel IskandAr: A critical look at the ways in which Arabs and Muslims are represented in American media. "The Hidden Cost of Virtual Sociability" by Aaron Delwiche: Virtual worlds enable the formation of vibrant, distributed communities — but what might be the effects? We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments. Best wishes, Flow Editorial Staff ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]