Ypulse Essentials: TV Guide Drops CW And MTV, Gen Y And Gay Marriage, A Closer Look At American Apparel
Posted by meredith on 01-13-2009
TV Guide drops CW and MTV (from their listings. Supposedly because of space issues, but this Variety article expresses some doubts. Plus Hilary Duff plans her return to TV. And the Boston Herald takes issue with unrealistic depictions of young adults on television today) (Variety) (MTV News) (The Boston Herald)
- What’s driving Gen Y (away from cars? Deloitte sponsors marketing students’ efforts to find out and bring them back behind the wheel) (bnet)
- More kids go vegetarian (one in 200 to be exact) (WREX.com)
- A few more words on the Newbery Medal (and why the argument against the selections’ inaccessibility is misguided. Also parents in the U.K. voice their concerns over politically incorrect fairy tales) (Los Angeles Times) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Girls, boys and bullies (how gender factors into the equation. Also the New York Times discusses kids and manners) (BBC News) (New York Times, reg. required)
- Gen Y and LGBT rights (is gay marriage the civil rights struggle of a new generation?) (DiversityInc)
- Fox goes mobile for ‘Night At The Museum’ (and partners with Gameloft to release a mobile game timed with the film’s debut. Plus a new virtual world Horseland, based on the CBS kids’ cartoon, launches today. And France limits children’s mobile usage) (Cynopsis Kids) (Virtual World News) (PSFK)
- The ‘Halo’ defense (a teen is put on trial after murdering his parents for taking away his video game. Yikes) (techdirt)
- High school paper fights censorship (by going online) (MediaPost, reg. required)
- A revealing look at American Apparel (from a business perspective) (WWD)
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