Hi all, Just wanted to let you know that the latest issue of Flow: A critical forum on television and media culture came out on Friday, February 18. This issue features columns by Chris Anderson, Jim McGuigan, Brian Ott, and Frederick Wasser, along with a guest column by Shanti Kumar. We have also published a one-shot piece by Nabil Echchaibi. Please feel free to visit the journal at http://www.flowtv.org to read these columns and contribute responses to them. Chris Anderson addresses the splintering of television audiences' programming preferences through an analysis of the developments of the program NYPD Blue. Nabil Echchaibi's column focuses on Al-Jazeera, and in particular, the change in its depiction in the West post-9/11 and the need for more sites for public debate in the Arab world. Shanti Kumar writes about the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He reflects on how the popularity of the host, Amitabh Bachchan (a Bollywood's megastar), works to make the show more culturally proximate to Indian audiences. Jim McGuigan's article is about television's capacity to create intellectual programming, and uses The Power of Nightmares as an example of a program that accomplishes this. The Power of Nightmares is a TV documentary series that aired on BBC2 that discusses the ways in which our politicians use fear as a way to maintain control over society. Brian Ott writes about the political possibilities of Science Fiction TV, as seen through the lenses of Stargate and Battlestar Gallactica. Frederick Wasser's article discusses why Media Scholars Should Write Corporate Histories Please feel free to visit the journal at http://www.flowtv.org to read these columns and contribute responses to them. Best, Avi Santo & Christopher Lucas Coordinating Editors Flow ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu