Week 1: Jamie Schaub – The New Yorker – Burying the Hatchet

Hi, This is in response to the article Helen linked to, titled Burying the Hatchet. I enjoyed reading about the author’s experience as a book critic, and his transparency about why being critical (in a non-constructive kind of way) was more meaningful to him at that time in his career, rather than saying something ‘nice.’

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Week 1: Responding to Transmedia – Jamie Schaub

Building connections across platforms was the unifying thread that weaved all of commentators’ ideas about transmedia, together. Of course there was plenty discussion on the different opinions about what the definition of transmedia is, debate if transmedia should even be called transmedia (crossmedia; multiplatform), the difference between Hollywood transmedia (for profit marketing) and community storytelling […]