Tagged: Digital

From Murrow College
9:13 pm
Fri June 22, 2012

The Murrow FCC Rural Information Initiative

The Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University recently was host to a special day-long discussion of the information landscape in Washington with a particular emphasis on the information needs of the rural population.

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From Murrow College
8:13 pm
Fri June 22, 2012

The Murrow FCC Rural Information Initiative (Parts 1-3)

The Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University recently was host to a special day-long discussion of the information landscape in Washington with a particular emphasis on the information needs of the rural population. 

The landscape is, in many ways, an enigma.  A state that is an acknowledged world leader in digital technologies has some areas where there is virtually no digital access.  The big cities—clustered in four areas—have ample electronic and print news coverage.  But vast areas of rural Washington have very little.

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From Murrow College
8:05 pm
Fri June 22, 2012

The Murrow FCC Rural Information Initiative (Parts 4-6)

Click on the links above for parts 4-6 of the discussion. (Here are parts 1-3)

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Digital Film
6:41 am
Fri June 8, 2012

Small Town Movie Houses Struggle To Switch From Film To Bits Of Data

Credit Photo by Jessica Robinson / Northwest News Network
Chris Wagner watches the 35 mm print for “Pirates! Band of Misfits” cycle through the original 1955 projector at his drive-in theater in Grangeville, Idaho.

This summer’s blockbuster line-up is teeming with highly anticipated names -- like Batman, Spiderman, and the Avengers. That’s good news for the people who run cinemas. But for many small theaters across the Northwest, opening weekend is becoming a struggle.

More movies are starting to come on hard drives instead of reels. So theaters must make a costly conversion to digital if they want to stay in the game. And, as Jessica Robinson reports, time is running out.

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