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Wednesday, February 3, 1999 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs New Harlem Renaissance Resource On Britannica Website The proud and stately poetry of Langston Hughes, the earthy blues of Bessie Smith, and the sober reminiscences of W.E.B. Du Bois can be found online with the launch of "The Harlem Renaissance from Encyclopaedia Britannica." The multimedia exhibit, the latest in a series of topical "spotlights" from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, recreates the Harlem Renaissance, which brought growth in African-American culture in New York City in the 1920s. The release of the website also coincides with the return of the "The Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to Black History," an in-depth, multimedia look at African-American history from the early 16th century to the present. Both sites have been released for the February observance of Black History Month and will be available free of charge through March. "Black History Month is a perfect time to mark the achievements of the Harlem Renaissance, one of the most creative movements in American history," said Paul Hoffman, publisher of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. "Our aim is to provide an engaging and enlightening on-line experience that not only teaches you things you didn't know but sheds light on the causes, meaning, and significance of events. The site delivers fascinating insights while using technology and a host of fun, interactive features to bring the era to life." The Harlem Renaissance was a period of exceptional intellectual vigor, all the more remarkable because it was concentrated in a single neighborhood in uptown New York City. It is often remembered as a literary phenomenon, thanks to writers such as Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, and Claude McKay, but it was much more than that. As the Britannica site observes, "Musicians and composers like Duke Ellington and Eubie Blake, artists and dancers like Aaron Douglas and Josephine Baker, thinkers and leaders like James Weldon Johnson and Alain Locke, and thousands of ordinary men and women turned this 3-mile square area into a furnace of creative expression and intellectual activity that fired the imaginations of African-Americans wherever they lived." Advanstar Digital Media Group Announces New Publisher of DCC Magazine Advanstar Digital Media Group has announced the hiring of Joe Palombo as publisher of DCC Magazine. In addition, Lou Wallace has been renamed executive publisher/founder of DCC Magazine. DCC Magazine is a tabloid-size publication for professional users of digital video, animation and special effects applications. Palombo comes to DCC Magazine from the position of associate publisher where he served the video division of Miller Freeman PSN for six years, which includes the publications Videography, Television Broadcast and Government Video Magazine. Palombo was responsible for daily operations of the magazines and managing sales staffs. "I am very excited to join the team of DCC Magazine and look forward to further developing the publication in this marketplace. The magazine's title, Digital Content Creation (DCC) is right on target for today's professionals," Palombo said. Along with the hiring of Palombo, Wallace was renamed executive publisher/founder of DCC Magazine. Wallace will be responsible for key industry relationships, establishing an editorial a dvisory board, and will continue to share industry insights in his regularly appearing columns. CONK! Begins Production of Original Audio and Video Content CONK!, a daily humor magazine and online community, has begun the production of original audio and video content for streaming broadcast on its website on a daily and weekly basis. The new "CONK! TV" video features are made up of twice-weekly humorous RealVideo shorts, written and performed by the CONK! editorial staff and shot in-house by CONK!'s own technical personnel. For the first segment that inaugurated the series last week CONK!'s editor-in-chief James Touchi-Peters (a.k.a. "The CONK!Head") and a cameraman traveled to Washington, D.C. to "report" on the continuing crisis of the Clinton Presidency, shooting footage outside the White House and the Washington Monument. Clips airing this week include a "tour" of Baltimore; and an interview with "Randall Cunningham" explaining why the Minnesota Vikings didn't get into the Super Bowl. Mako Capital, Inc. Acquiring Financial Publication and Website Mako Capital, Inc. has announced that the company is in the process of acquiring Profit Magazine, a finance and lifestyle magazine. The publication also launched its E-commerce website, in December of 1998. Mako Capital, Inc. will be utilizing technology universalized by companies such as Ebay and Geocities, to expand the Profit Magazine website into an auction website, which will connect buyers and sellers of various upscale items and exotic travel. Profit Magazine is distributed to thousands of locations throughout the United States and International markets. The publication is contracted with Eastern News, a Hearst Distribution Company, to handle its distribution. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Honorary Chair of `Kids Love A Mystery' Week Reflecting her long-standing commitment to America's youth and support for literacy programs, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton will serve as Honorary Chair of this year's national Kids Love a Mystery Week. This second annual celebration is co-hosted by the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) and MysteryNet. Kids Love a Mystery Week is Feb. 20-27 and will involve kids and teens with a variety of mystery activities including books, live events, games, and online mysteries. Events will take place throughout the week in bookstores, schools, libraries, computer centers, and on the Internet. "Our children are our greatest natural resource," said Mrs. Clinton in accepting the Honorary Chair, "and supporting their growth and joy as readers and writers is an essential investment in their future and ours." "We're honored that Mrs. Clinton is supporting Kids Love A Mystery Week," said MWA's Janet Riehecky, a children's mystery writer and coordinator of the coast-to-coast effort. Special events will be presented across the country in schools, libraries, and bookstores by children's and young adult mystery writers. These include readings and discussions of mysteries, autograph sessions, and special programs, such as children's interactive mystery plays. "Kids Love A Mystery Week and the Internet provides an excellent way for kids and teens everywhere to access and enjoy mysteries," said Steve Schaffer, producer of MysteryNet.com. "We are honored to work with the MWA on this prestigious event." Adam C. Engst Joins MacWEEK.com as Contributing Editor Adam C. Engst, a Macintosh expert and technology journalist, has joined MacWEEK.com as a contributing editor. Adam C. Engst has spent almost nine years of publishing TidBITS, a weekly electronic newsletter for Macintosh users on the Internet. Adam has helped numerous Macintosh users get on the Internet with four editions of his best-selling Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh book, and numerous other books round out his credits. "Adam is a highly regarded Macintosh industry veteran with a wealth of knowledge and experience," said Matthew Rothenberg, MacWEEK.com director of online content. "His editorial contributions will provide MacWEEK.com readers with essential information and news, including the important issues faced by Macintosh users on the Internet," he added. Film Scouts To Feature Internet Premiere Of Koyaanisqatsi Film Scouts LLC announced they will featurere the Internet premiere of the legendary film Koyaanisqatsi, presented by Francis Ford Coppola, directed by Godfrey Reggio, with a score by Philip Glass. Koyaanisqatsi is presented by Film Scouts in collaboration with the Internet Protocol Multicast Initiative (IPMI) as the centerpiece of the IP Multicast Summit, an event for presenting advancements in IP multicast technology. "This is the perfect movie for the IP Multicast Summit," says Mayra Langdon Riesman, founder of Film Scouts LLC. "It harkens back to the silent film era in its lack of dialogue, and yet it shows the power of the medium and how well it can be merged with the Internet as a broadcast vehicle. This is really the merging of two worlds, the Internet and the motion picture; just as sight and sound merged to give us motion pictures, we are now seeing the beginning of a new medium on a new frontier." "It is great to finally see compelling entertainment content on IP multicast" says Philipp Hoschka, editor of the SMIL specification and Architecture Domain Lead of the Word Wide Web Consortium (W3C). "This will prove that IP Multicast is a viable technology for TV-like content on the Internet. I worked with Film Scouts during the Cannes Film Festival on IP multicast, and their dedication to this technology is exemplary in the industry. They are truly pioneers." Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
