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Professor Pachter Lib Guide: Unit 2: Forms of Mass Media

Books, Lesson 9

Apple Anti-Trust E-book Case
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Kang, Cecilia. "Feds: Apple took part in 'straightforward' collusion to raise e-book prices." Washington Post 20 June 2013. Academic OneFile.
The Amazon Wars
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Herther, Nancy K. "The ebook wars: Amazon versus the rest." Searcher May 2012: 20+. Academic OneFile.

Newspapers, Lesson 10

CNN: Newspaper in Decline
"The Newspaper Industry in Decline." CNN. Cable News Network. 2014.
Digital Habits
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Reidy, Maurice Timothy. "Digital habits of mind." America 25 Apr. 2016: 33. Professional Collection.
Is Bigger Better?
O'Connell, Jonathan. "Is Bigger Better: Gannett Merger Will Test Whether Local News Can Be Saved." Washington Post. 9 Aug. 2019.

Magazines, Lesson 11

An Evolving Industry
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Black, Steve. "Still evolving." Library Journal 15 Apr. 2016: 40+. Professional Collection.
Is the Magazine Industry Dying?
Jarvis, Rebecca. "Is the Magazine Industry Dying?" CBS News. CBS. 26 Mar 2013.

Music, Lesson 12

RIAA on Music Piracy
"About Piracy." RIAA Resources. Recording Industry Association of America. 2016.
Soundcloud Lets Musicians Monetize
Constine, Josh. "Soundcloud Finally Lets Musicians Monetize Four Years Later." Tech Crunch, Sept 2018.

Television, Lesson 13

Binge Watching
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"Binge-watching cheats you of connecting with characters." UWIRE Text 19 Nov. 2015: 1. Academic OneFile.
Spoiler Alert
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Gross, Doug. "Spoiler alert! Negotiating social media in the DVR age." CNN Wire 25 Feb. 2014. Academic OneFile.

Movies, Lesson 14

Blockbuster Economics
Morris, Ben. "Blockbuster Economics: So You Want To Make a Movie?" BBC. British Broadcasting Network. 8 May 2012.
Box Office 2018
Lang, Brett. "Global Box Office Flat in 2018, Netflix and Subscription Services Rise in Popularity." Variety, 21 March 2019.