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Media
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Box Office Charts 
 Provides "box office results for the top films playing in the U.S. and Canada for the weekend." Includes brief analysis, and related information. From Nielsen Entertainment. http://www.entdata.com/charts/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Statistics Last updated Aug 21, 2005 How Much Information? 2003
"An attempt to estimate how much new information is created each year." Information is displayed in tables and charts for print, film, optical, magnetic, Internet, broadcast, phone, and mail mediums. Produced by the School of Information Management Systems at the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info-2003/ Topics: Statistics Last updated May 24, 2006 The State of the News Media: An Annual Report on American Journalism
This report profiles major journalism sectors such as newspapers, local television, radio, and ethnic media, and aggregates data regarding many of the pressing issues facing the news media. Covers issues such as station ownership, shrinking audiences, journalistic standards, and the impact of new media technologies. Searchable. From the Project for Excellence in Journalism, "an institute affiliated with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism." http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.org/ Topics: Media, News, Statistics, Writing Last updated Jul 2, 2008 Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) Online: Research Central
This site has facts and figures about the growth and scope of television. It includes data such as number of households with TVs, multiple TVs, cable, VCRs; time spent watching; top telecasts; and top markets. Additionally there are historical and current trend data, advertising figures. Some features require a paid membership. http://www.tvb.org/rcentral/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Media, Media, Recreation, Statistics, Television Last updated Mar 16, 2008 Top Ten movies
Top 10 U.S. movies of the week at the box office, with links to their sites. Includes the top 100 highest grossing movies of all time. http://www.the-movie-times.com/thrsdir/TopTen.mv Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Statistics Last updated Sep 14, 2003 Tuck Professor Uses Statistical Formula to Predict the Academy Award for Best Picture
This February 2005 news release (with a link to the full report) describes how a "professor of international economics at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth used a combination of history and statistics to forecast who will receive the highest honor in filmmaking." The "formula relies on three variables: a film's total Oscar nominations, number of Golden Globes won, and whether or not it's a comedy." From the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/news/releases/pr20050225_oscars.html Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Statistics Last updated Feb 20, 2008 |
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