Hello,
 
We just wanted to let you know that the latest issue of Flow: A critical forum
on television and media culture is out. This issue features columns by Tim
Anderson, Nabil Echchaibi, Cynthia Fuchs, John Hartley, Diane Negra, and Sharon
Ross.

Please visit the journal at http://www.flowtv.org to read these columns and
contribute responses to them.

This issue's columns in brief:

"Television and the Work of Mourning" by Tim Anderson: 
How do we cope with the loss of our favorite television shows?

"When Mullahs Ride the Airwaves: Muslim Televangelists and the Saudi Connection"
by Nabil Echchaibi:
An examination of Irqa' TV's role in the promotion of Islam in a post-9/11 media
landscape.

"The worst happened" by Cynthia Fuchs: 
While remaining largely unnoticed, Discovery Times' Off to War provides a much
needed perspective on the war in Iraq.

"Laughs and Legends, or the Furniture that Glows? Television as History" by John
Hartley: 
How do we write television as history?

"TV in the Season of Compassion Fatigue" by Diane Negra:
What, ultimately, drives the production and consumption of television disaster
coverage?

"TV Revisiting TV: Why TV Does the "Remake" Better than Movies Do" by Sharon
Ross:
How film remakes TV, and how TV remakes TV, too.

We look forward to your visit.
  
Best wishes,
  
Flow Editorial Staff

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