And the winner is ... who cares?Late January began a season of self-congratulatory celebrations beamed to millions around the world. It's awards time again, and from the critics to the press to unions and industry insiders, all sorts of entertainment accolades will be handed out in the coming weeks. It could get a bit overwhelming, so the Business Journal asks: Are you tired of all of the entertainment industry awards and the media's coverage of them? Gregory A, Silberman Vice President, Development Partners in Care Foundation Without it, we'd miss a lot of the benefit to the economy. Living in L.A., you have to expect that. The media coverage has been good. I was watching the E! Entertainment coverage of the Golden Globes, and I thought it was much better than the networks' coverage. It was much more artistic, flashing back and forth between Joan Rivers Joan Rivers (born June 8, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman, and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent. and her daughter, the camera movement. It was more entertaining. Monica Choi Anedondo Associate Reed Smith LLP Reed Smith LLP (named Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP in the UK) is a prestigious international law firm with more than 1500 attorneys located in 21 cities worldwide. Not really, you don't have to watch them. I watch the Oscars, the Emmys, the Golden Globes and the MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Music Awards and Video Awards. I'm interested in the fashion for the Golden Globes, so I go on the Internet. Hollywood is right here and the entertainment industry is big here. Marty Kaplan Marty Kaplan is Associate Dean for Programs and Planning of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and director of the Norman Lear Center for the study of entertainment. He is on the faculty advisory council of USC Center on Public Diplomacy. Associate Dean, Annenberg School for Communication University of Southern California No. It's the only way I can figure out what movies I didn't see and television shows I missed. I love lists. They get right to the good parts without all that boring narrative filler fill·er 1 n. One that fills, as: a. Something added to augment weight or size or fill space. b. A composition, especially a semisolid that hardens on drying, used to fill pores, cracks, or holes in wood, plaster, . The good thing about the media coverage of these awards is it shrinks the news hole available for crime and celebrity trials. Leah Antonio-Ketcham Senior Counsel Loeb & Loeb LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol No. They can be a good thing, especially if you represent talent in the entertainment business. The media coverage of it is really a matter of time management. You only have so much time to watch or read about it and the ancillary Subordinate; aiding. A legal proceeding that is not the primary dispute but which aids the judgment rendered in or the outcome of the main action. A descriptive term that denotes a legal claim, the existence of which is dependent upon or reasonably linked to a main claim. commentary. Chris Nichols Assistant Editor Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Magazine I used to work in the stock photo biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. and we would loathe the approach of spring because of the intensity of the awards season. I think that as long as it's kept in its February cage, it will be fine. But I have friends at talent agencies who are crying right now because they haven't left work for a month. Movies are the common language, so the coverage makes sense. We might not share a common place or a family in this country but we all share a common interest in movies. Rob Otey Director of Development Hudlin Entertainment Oh yeah, absolutely. In a town that is so self-congratulatory, it manages to reach a new low each year. All these awards are driven by clever marketing campaigns. Still, it's something the public's interested in and newspapers are responding to that. So I don't blame the media for covering it. |
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