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 extra large issue features columns from David Hesmondhalgh, Rochelle
Rodrigo, Bambi Haggins, Christopher Jordan, Jennifer Holt, Karen Lury, Mitchell
Szczepanczyk, and Ron Becker.

This issue's columns in brief:

"Rock History and Visual Culture" by David Hesmondhalgh:
An examination of the relationship between popular music and visual images from
the “Golden Age” of Ed Sullivan to the retro archive/D.I.Y. venue that is
YouTube.

"Uncle Stevie vs. Aca-Fan: What CopyBlogger can teach us about Popular
Scholarship" by Rochelle Rodrigo:
The Tudors, Henry Jenkins, and going big: making scholarship accessible to a
popular audience.

"Darkly Dreaming of Dexter, Part 2: Sympathy for the Devil" by Bambi Haggins:
Further exploration of the strange appeal and relatability of the serial-killer
sociopath hero of Dexter.

"Snaring a Global Television Audience: The Case of Survivor" by Christopher
Jordan:
Survivor goes global: the political economy of an international reality hit.

"How to Monetize Friends and Influence Distribution: Lessons from Four Days at
NATPE" by Jennifer Holt:
Panic at NATPE 2008 betrayed the conference's recurring party line of optimism.

"Confessions of a Television Academic in a Post-TV World" by Karen Lury:
"Perhaps I should come straight out with it - and I'm not proud about this - I
don't watch television very much at all."

"The DTV Tsunami Approaches" by Mitchell Szczepanczyk:
An examination of the implications for democracy of the coming transition from
analog to digital television.

"Breeding Our Way Out of Trouble? Children of Men and Lost" by Ron Becker:
A discussion of the ideological implications of pregnancy in Children of Men and
Lost.

We look forward to your visit and encourage your comments.

Best wishes,

Flow Editorial Staff

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