March 2016

Social Media, Broadcasters & Politicians

Marcia Forbes PhD

August 19, 2013

Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers

I’m preparing to participate in a workshop hosted by a commercial broadcaster in Jamaica. The focus is on social media and their roles in today’s broadcast media organizations.

Facebook & Psycho-Social Health

Marcia Forbes PhD

June 13, 2013

Pleazzzzeeee Like Me on Facebook and Follow Me on Twitter – Social Media and Psycho-Social Health

They said it was their best conference ever. This was music to the ears of Jamaicans, in particular the four who comprised the Local Organizing Committee as well as the local Logistics Team.

Is Broadcast TV Dead?

Marcia Forbes PhD

December 13, 2013

Dwindling Audiences for TV

The King is dead. Long live the King! I will get back to this. Free to air TV stations and cable operators, in particular hardwire cable, have reason to be concerned. Their audiences are increasingly migrating online. The internet is proving to be the nemesis of numerous businesses, especially those in communication.

Countdown to the Vote for a Caribbean Media Mega-Merger

Marcia Forbes PhD

January 4, 2016

Set-Up for a Showdown

The Wider Context to Jamaica’s Big Media Merger

Marcia Forbes PhD

August 16, 2015

Local and Global Trends

A Major Caribbean Media Merger

Marcia Forbes PhD

August 11, 2015

#RJRGleaner Media Merger

Here we were on the day before Jamaica’s August 6th celebration of it 53rd Independence Day, learning about the proposed merger of two of Jamaica’s oldest and most highly respected media entities – The 180-year-old Gleaner Newspaper and the 65-year-old RJR.

Jamaican Women and the 2016 Election

Marcia Forbes PhD

February 27, 2016

Not a Loser?

On Election Day February 25th when asked by a female reporter what if she lost, Jamaica’s female Prime Minister retorted, “Do I look like a loser?” No, PM Simpson-Miller did not lose her seat. In fact her victory margin of over ten thousand votes in 2011 grew by more than four hundred.

Jamaica’s Political Families

Marcia Forbes PhD

February 22, 2016

Political Families a Global Norm?

In the USA they have the Kennedys, the Bushes and the Clintons.

Women in Jamaica’s Election

Marcia Forbes PhD

February 11, 2016

Hillary v/s Bernie

The Caribbean Glass Ceiling

Marcia Forbes PhD

January 19, 2015

Women Less than 5% of CEOs & 50 to 100 years for parity

In its Jan. 2015 report, the International Labour Organization (ILO) announces a gaining momentum of women in business and management across the globe. As I prepared for a lightning read through, my first stop was the ‘Contents’ pages.

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March 2016

Social Media, Broadcasters & Politicians

Counting Facebook “Likes” & Twitter Followers

Facebook & Psycho-Social Health

Pleazzzzeeee Like Me on Facebook and Follow Me on Twitter – Social Media and Psycho-Social Health