By Brandon Soliz In 2016, data collected by Pew Research showed the number of Latinos has surpassed 58 million in the United States. However, since 1996, 69 percent of housekeeper/maid characters portrayed in the media are Latino. The aforementioned character is just one of many stereotypical roles taken on by Latin American actors and actresses, […]
Weekly Poll: Streaming
We’re all guilty of it. Whether you’re procrastinating or relaxing after a long week, it can be pretty easy to get sucked into a Netflix binge-watching session. One more episode can easily turn into hours. Streaming subscribers reported spending on average six hours per week watching on-demand content in 2015, doubling the hours reported in 2011. Judging […]
Student Spotlight: Locke Takes on New York
It took many hours of research and many Google searches for Lauren Locke, a Texas Tech graduate student, to find her dream internship. But the effort paid off. This fall, she is hard at work at the Rockefeller Center in New York as an intern for the “The Meredith Vieira Show.” “It still gives me chills walking […]
Nine of the Best Easter Eggs in Media: TV, Movies & Music
As Easter Sunday approaches, perhaps you have helped your little sister buy a white dress and matching shoes for a church service. Maybe you boiled a carton of eggs to dye and decorate before devouring. At this time of year, I find myself reminiscing about hunting for plastic Easter eggs my grandfather would hide in […]
Online Streaming Changing the World of TV
When Robert Peaslee and his wife Kate sit down in front of their TV on a Friday night, they’re not watching cable or satellite because they don’t want to, and also, they can’t. The Peaslees are one of the growing numbers of families that have cut the cord. “We don’t have cable. We don’t have dish,” […]
Business Off Broadway 9
Lauren finds out what your favorite tv show is on Broadway.
What's Trending? Second Screen
How television is becoming interactive with its viewers using various apps.