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• In Media Res
  Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

  suspension of disbelief

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  Ryan Bowles UC Santa Barbara Department of Film and Media Studies

  Thursday, April 21, 2011 — 5:36 am

  Thanks Elana for the generous words! I am always so (happily) surprised at the fascination Nielsen and its ratings can generate with my undergrad students. The more we get into the nitty-gritty of it all, the more they are shocked that this is really &quo ...
• In Media Res
  Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

  more than measurement

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  Ryan Bowles UC Santa Barbara Department of Film and Media Studies

  Thursday, April 21, 2011 — 5:35 am

  Thank you for this thoughtful comment, Charlotte. I haven't been keeping up with the American Gods buzz you mention (I will now), but what a perfect example of what I was trying to articulate in this post. Ratings shape not just how we perceive what ...
• In Media Res
  Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

  the it's not you, it's Nielsen narrative

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  Ryan Bowles UC Santa Barbara Department of Film and Media Studies

  Thursday, April 21, 2011 — 5:34 am

  Anne--I love that you refer to it as the "it's not you, it's Nielsen" narrative. I've been thinking about the stories surrounding Nielsen for some time now, and it's great to get feedback about the power this narrative has. Y ...
• In Media Res
  Re: "It's Not You...It's Nielsen": Cancellation Heartbreak and Measurement Magic

  new media upsetting Nielsen's narrative of failure

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  Ryan Bowles UC Santa Barbara Department of Film and Media Studies

  Thursday, April 21, 2011 — 5:59 am

  Karen, first, thanks for curating such a great theme week; and thanks for the thoughtful comment post as well. Nielsen actually does talk a pretty good game about being up on the latest technological developments. In recent years it was Project Apollo (no ...