Gerald Sim's article discusses the intersection of technology and creative labor, focusing on the impact of AI tools on video editing and the broader media industry. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3ahezwh3

Roderik Smits explores how AI is shaping the landscape of film programming and distribution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2nm2mp36

Andrew Stubbs-Lacy's column examines Alfonso Cuarón’s Disclaimer on AppleTV+, exploring how its production and promotion as a “cinematic” auteur-driven series reflect broader industry strategies. Read it here: tinyurl.com/yc6cckya

Michael Z. Newman explores the convergence of TV & TikTok, arguing that the platform embodies television’s fragmentary logic & attention-driven economy, transforming late night shows like After Midnight into viral, internet-native content. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2mnwk4my

New Over*Flow! Kathryn Hartzell examines AI Olympic Ads from Summer '24, identifying a dissonance in the ads' narratives that highlight tensions around AI's relationship to creativity, concerns over increased precarity in media industries & more. Read at tinyurl.com/mr2rzzeh

🚨New Flow w/ @JinsookKimPhD, Find me at @kiahebee.bsky.social, Ben Rogerson & Eleanor Patterson! Topics include: the transnational 4B movement, Pixar's series Dream Productions, Elvis Girlies playing w/ history, & production culture of Hollywood's entry-level workforce! flowjournal.org

.@JinsookKimPhD explores the 4B movement as a transnational form of feminism that has been cultivated through digital platforms. Read it here: tinyurl.com/3c322z8y!

In this column, Ben Rogerson offers a textual and industrial analysis of the self-reflexive Disney+/Pixar series Dream Productions and the animation unit’s short-lived approach to streaming series. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2s4c4xke

In "Just Pretend: Elvis Girlies, Social Media and Embodied Play" Eleanor Patterson explores how Elvis Girlies “play around” with history. Read it here: tinyurl.com/mrx3k83k

.Find me at @kiahebee.bsky.social examines the production culture from the perspective of across-the-line workers at the entry level in "Across-the-Line: The Invisible Labor and Cultural Mechanics of Hollywood’s Entry-Level Workforce." Read it here: tinyurl.com/8v2w8cd8 !

Time to celebrate! New flow with work by Eric Harvey and Swapnil Rai! Topics include: NPR's Tiny Desk Concert and live music consumption & how streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon are positioning themselves as global cultural power brokers. flowjournal.org

In "Work Songs: Tiny Desk Concerts Reimagines Music Video and Public Radio" Eric Harvey examines the shifts in live music consumption with a focus on the evolution of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts. Read it here: tinyurl.com/ybzmk46h ! youtu.be/kes2P4IC2bQ?si…

.Swapnil Rai explores how streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon shape diplomacy, narratives, and policy, positioning themselves as cultural power brokers beyond national borders in an era of digital media dominance. Read it here: tinyurl.com/4buzdchw !

🥳New Flow?! With Michael Z. Newman, Gerald Sim, Mart, Roderik Smits, & Andrew Stubbs-Lacy! Topics include: camera looks in sitcoms, advertising’s integration of AI, Big Tech’s lobbying efforts, "fair pay” in media industries, & Welcome to Wrexham! flowjournal.org

Dr. Newman explores the use of camera looks in sitcoms like Abbott Elementary as a comedic device. Establishing direct connection with the audience, blending traditions of comedic performance that invite viewer participation & emotional response. Read: tinyurl.com/4vp8uakv

.Mart argues that advertising’s integration of AI media technologies is not driven by natural market tendencies but from systemic commodification & political-economic forces, analyzed through the Political Economy of Media & Communications framework. tinyurl.com/3yajfcmb

Gerald Sim critiques Big Tech’s lobbying strategies against antitrust legislation, arguing that companies use technoliberal narratives, racialized imagery & nationalist rhetoric, such as the “China Argument,” to manipulate public opinion and more. tinyurl.com/ycka7652

Dr. Roderik Smits explores various factors affecting what constitutes “fair pay” in the film and television industries. Read it here: tinyurl.com/mrn5wv9v

In "Welcome to Wrexham and Representations of Management in Football (Soccer) as a Product of the “Media Sports Cultural Complex”" Andrew Stubbs-Lacy explores representation & construction of management in football with a focus on Welcome to Wrexham. Read: tinyurl.com/4z7wkuk8