Annotated Bibliography
Apple, . "iPod." Apple.com/iPod. Apple, Inc., n.d. Web. 20 Nov 2012. <http://www.apple.com/ipod/>.
This is Apple's home page on the iPod. This website was used in our website to compare the specs of the most modern iPods to the newest iPod and the old Sony Walkman. It shows the dramatic improvements technology has made over the last few years. The huge boost in the iPod's specs make a point that the power of the media through portable music players have strengthened dramatically.
Clark, Leslie. "Walter Cronkite." PBS. Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 26 2006. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/walter-cronkite/about-walter-cronkite/561/>.
This Article talks about Walter Cronkite and his life as a TV news broadcaster. It covers his most of his life accomplishments and how he earned the trust of the American people through newscasting through television. The article itself is based off of a PBS video documentary. This article provided many facts that is used throughout our website, and contributed several points that were used to compare Cronkite's newscasting with modern televised news.
Gionannoni, David. "Radio Intelligence: A Long view of Public Radio's National Audience Growth, 1970-1983." Trans. Array The Service Grows Through Availability, Then Through Accessibility. Volume 11,Corporation for Public Broadcasting, February 1992. Print. <www.aranet.com/library/pdf/doc-0037.pdf>.
This source is a report done by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that has facts on popularity of radio broadcasting. It mainly talks about the availability and accessibility of the radio in the 1970s and compares them to modern radio broadcasting. It provided many facts that were used in our website, such as the number of listeners on radio per week on a given time period, such as the 1970s.
Grabham, Dan, and Graham Barlow. "10 Years of iPod: the gadget that put Apple in your pocket." techradar. Future US, Inc., 21 2011. Web. 19 Nov 2012. <http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/mp3-players/10-years-of-ipod-the-gadget-that-put-apple-in-your-pocket-634046>.
This website has information on the first iPod, and how it was created in 2001 by Apple. It talks about its instant popularity and its evolution into more modern iPods. This article was used to compare the iPod to the innovations of the Sony Walkman in the 1970s.
Haire, Meaghan. "The Walkman." Time. Time, Inc., 1 2009. Web. 19 Nov 2012 <http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907884,00.html>.
This website talks about the history of the Sony Walkman. It talks about the popularity in the 1970s and how it has impacted the music listening industry. It includes the specifications of the first Walkman. This website was used to compare the innovation in the 70s to the modern age.
"Media Center." Netflix. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
<https://signup.netflix.com/MediaCenter/Timeline>.
This source from Netflix's history section talks about the process that they went through in introducing streaming and their system of membership and rentals. This information helped us in comparing VCR and tape rental in the 70s to movie rentals today and how we are able to have access to the media we want more efficiently.
NBC, . "Brian Williams." About Us on NBCNews.com. NBCNews.com, n.d. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/ns/nbcnightlynews-about_us/t/brian-williams/>.
This website is part of an "About Us" section for the NBC staff. This particular article focuses on Brain Williams, who is a news anchor for the popular show "NBC Nightly News." It gives his general information and his accomplishments as part of the NBC news team. The information on this biography was used in the television news section of this website so that it can be compared to Walter Cronkite, the legendary TV anchor in the generation we are comparing the modern era to.
"NBC.com Saturday Night Live." NBC.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/history.shtml>.
In this history page about the creation of Saturday Night Live, it goes over the process that went into creating the show and the main ideas behind it. It was helpful because it described the long running traditions of the show and the ideas that were brought up by the original cast in the 1970s that persist today.
NPR, . "top ten facts about npr." NPR. National Public Radio, n.d. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/>.
This web page is a very general overview of NPR, short for National Public Radio. It gives information such as the number of listeners, when it was created, and how many radio stations are affiliated with NPR. This information was used in our website so that we can compare the facts with the report given by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This way, the influence of the media through radio can be compared in the 1970s and in the modern period.
"The 1970s Interactive Timeline." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/11/11/earlyshow/timeline4593946.shtml>.
This website, created by CBS was a helpful tool for us to be able to find topics to write on for this project, containing a number of different historical events for us to focus on. It also was a great reference for the technology and television section by listing the creation of VCRs and the premire of the television show MASH. It was useful as a general reference source.
Thorn, Victor. "Print Newspapers: Will They Survive?." American Free Press. American Free Press, 25 2012. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://americanfreepress.net/?p=3379>.
This web article is done by the American Free Press to analyze the decline of the newspaper industry in the recent time period. It gives general facts and also contains an interview with Paul Gillin, an expert on the subject of the newspaper industry. This webpage's information was useful in comparing the decline of the newspaper industry in the 1970s and in the modern time period and proving their similarities of the newspaper corporations.
This is Apple's home page on the iPod. This website was used in our website to compare the specs of the most modern iPods to the newest iPod and the old Sony Walkman. It shows the dramatic improvements technology has made over the last few years. The huge boost in the iPod's specs make a point that the power of the media through portable music players have strengthened dramatically.
Clark, Leslie. "Walter Cronkite." PBS. Educational Broadcasting Corporation, 26 2006. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/walter-cronkite/about-walter-cronkite/561/>.
This Article talks about Walter Cronkite and his life as a TV news broadcaster. It covers his most of his life accomplishments and how he earned the trust of the American people through newscasting through television. The article itself is based off of a PBS video documentary. This article provided many facts that is used throughout our website, and contributed several points that were used to compare Cronkite's newscasting with modern televised news.
Gionannoni, David. "Radio Intelligence: A Long view of Public Radio's National Audience Growth, 1970-1983." Trans. Array The Service Grows Through Availability, Then Through Accessibility. Volume 11,Corporation for Public Broadcasting, February 1992. Print. <www.aranet.com/library/pdf/doc-0037.pdf>.
This source is a report done by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that has facts on popularity of radio broadcasting. It mainly talks about the availability and accessibility of the radio in the 1970s and compares them to modern radio broadcasting. It provided many facts that were used in our website, such as the number of listeners on radio per week on a given time period, such as the 1970s.
Grabham, Dan, and Graham Barlow. "10 Years of iPod: the gadget that put Apple in your pocket." techradar. Future US, Inc., 21 2011. Web. 19 Nov 2012. <http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/mp3-players/10-years-of-ipod-the-gadget-that-put-apple-in-your-pocket-634046>.
This website has information on the first iPod, and how it was created in 2001 by Apple. It talks about its instant popularity and its evolution into more modern iPods. This article was used to compare the iPod to the innovations of the Sony Walkman in the 1970s.
Haire, Meaghan. "The Walkman." Time. Time, Inc., 1 2009. Web. 19 Nov 2012 <http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1907884,00.html>.
This website talks about the history of the Sony Walkman. It talks about the popularity in the 1970s and how it has impacted the music listening industry. It includes the specifications of the first Walkman. This website was used to compare the innovation in the 70s to the modern age.
"Media Center." Netflix. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
<https://signup.netflix.com/MediaCenter/Timeline>.
This source from Netflix's history section talks about the process that they went through in introducing streaming and their system of membership and rentals. This information helped us in comparing VCR and tape rental in the 70s to movie rentals today and how we are able to have access to the media we want more efficiently.
NBC, . "Brian Williams." About Us on NBCNews.com. NBCNews.com, n.d. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3667173/ns/nbcnightlynews-about_us/t/brian-williams/>.
This website is part of an "About Us" section for the NBC staff. This particular article focuses on Brain Williams, who is a news anchor for the popular show "NBC Nightly News." It gives his general information and his accomplishments as part of the NBC news team. The information on this biography was used in the television news section of this website so that it can be compared to Walter Cronkite, the legendary TV anchor in the generation we are comparing the modern era to.
"NBC.com Saturday Night Live." NBC.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012.
<http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/about/history.shtml>.
In this history page about the creation of Saturday Night Live, it goes over the process that went into creating the show and the main ideas behind it. It was helpful because it described the long running traditions of the show and the ideas that were brought up by the original cast in the 1970s that persist today.
NPR, . "top ten facts about npr." NPR. National Public Radio, n.d. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://www.npr.org/about/aboutnpr/>.
This web page is a very general overview of NPR, short for National Public Radio. It gives information such as the number of listeners, when it was created, and how many radio stations are affiliated with NPR. This information was used in our website so that we can compare the facts with the report given by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. This way, the influence of the media through radio can be compared in the 1970s and in the modern period.
"The 1970s Interactive Timeline." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2008/11/11/earlyshow/timeline4593946.shtml>.
This website, created by CBS was a helpful tool for us to be able to find topics to write on for this project, containing a number of different historical events for us to focus on. It also was a great reference for the technology and television section by listing the creation of VCRs and the premire of the television show MASH. It was useful as a general reference source.
Thorn, Victor. "Print Newspapers: Will They Survive?." American Free Press. American Free Press, 25 2012. Web. 18 Nov 2012. <http://americanfreepress.net/?p=3379>.
This web article is done by the American Free Press to analyze the decline of the newspaper industry in the recent time period. It gives general facts and also contains an interview with Paul Gillin, an expert on the subject of the newspaper industry. This webpage's information was useful in comparing the decline of the newspaper industry in the 1970s and in the modern time period and proving their similarities of the newspaper corporations.