Robert Wagner

Where have we (@robwagpdx & @betsywhim) gone to?

February 8, 2012

Is anyone even out there following the Redoing Media site these days? Probably not. (Why would you, after all – we shut the show down months ago…!) But for the few who might still stumble across this, my friend and former co-host Robert Wagner is tearing it up over at All Things Critical these days. [...]

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Episode 60: Where Robert breaks the news himself. AGAIN.

September 1, 2011

Once again, Robert Wagner *is* the news in this week’s episode of Redoing Media – catching Betsy Richter off guard with his intent to step away from All Things Critical, along with his assertion that Portland isn’t really where it’s at, technology-wise. Who is? Listen to the episode to see…!

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Episode 58: @robwagpdx as journalist: Hell has frozen over…

August 4, 2011

Why does Betsy think Hell has frozen over? Because her co-host Robert Wagner just launched All Things Critical today. Yes, a site that smells like it’ll be practicing journalism to her. And Robert doesn’t *do* journalism, don’t you know. Or does he now????

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Video: @robwagpdx at Digital Journalism Camp!

May 18, 2011

Thanks to Doc Normal and his team of videographers, the first wave of videos from Digital Journalism Camp are now available! Redoing Media co-host Robert Wagner was one of the panelists for the ‘Goodbye, Day Job’ panel, along with previous RM show guests Michael Andersen and Barry Johnson. (Yep, RM itself got a brief mention [...]

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Episode 40: We All Suck – Or Do We?

March 4, 2011

Betsy & Robert debate the level of suckitude of the average American audience. Do we deserve 24/7 Charlie Sheen and/or Oscar coverage? Or does Hillary Clinton have a point? Lsten for yourself to this latest Redoing Media episodeand decide for yourself…

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Redoing Media – Episode 36: Superhero Journos, iPad apps revisited, Netflix vs. Everyone Else & More.

January 28, 2011

Topics this week on Redoing Media include Hulu & Netflix vs. Broadcast/Cable providers, The New York Times at Sundance, improbable superhero David Carr, under-inflated Gallup numbers, iPad app-like plugins, and the long, slow death of OpenID.

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Redoing Media – Episode 35: iPad News Apps – Next Big Thing or Old Man’s Digital Dream?

January 20, 2011

Betsy & Robert agree: building an iPad news app is nothing more than a rich old man’s latest digital pipedream. Yes, we’re talking about Rupert Murdoch’s The Daily & other failures: iGuide, MySpace and that 30K conference table.

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Betsy’s outspoken, opinionated, fearless & direct…

January 11, 2011

…except for when she’s not. And if you were listening to last Thursday’s episode and wondered why we were pulling punches and not naming the blogger we were talking about, well – you just hit a prime example of how a normally fearless, direct and outspoken (I’m always opinionated) woman can become far less so [...]

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Redoing Media – Episode 32: Gaming Platforms as Newest Social Network?

December 31, 2010

Betsy & Robert were joined by fledgling XBox owner & perma-geek Bobby Roberts to debate gaming platforms as newest social networks – sugary breakfast cereal included! Grab a bowl yourself & tune in…

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12/30 show: Gaming Networks as new Media Platform?

December 29, 2010

Yeah, I’m not quite sure I agree with that premise — I don’t play video games of any flavor and can’t see spending tons of time doing so. (Those of you in the corner? Pointing and laughing at the time I spend on Twitter? Shush, you…) But a recent email from my friend PAgent had [...]

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