Virginia Heffernan appears in the following:
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
Virginia Heffernan of the New York Times Magazine contributor, offers her take on the internet: "the great masterpiece of human civilization" and what that means for our past and future.
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
The internet can be frustrating and empowering, and author Virginia Heffernan sees web as one of the purest forms of human expression and culture.
Friday, November 02, 2012
There is a proliferation of blogs, videos, and other homemade political commentary thriving online in this election cycle and taking control of the story away from the campaigns and t...
Monday, January 24, 2011
Earlier this month, New York Times writer Virginia Heffernan caught the ear of the music world with a column about headphones. She’ll tell us how prolonged headphone use, especially among young people, may be wreaking havoc on our hearing – and we’ll take your calls. Later, we'll hear about the impact of headphones on music and culture from Mark Katz, author of Capturing Sound: How Technology Has Changed Music.
Monday, April 26, 2010
As YouTube celebrates the fifth anniversary of its first upload, Virginia Heffernan, The Medium columnist for the New York Times Magazine, and Kenyatta Cheese , producer of "Know Your Meme" for Rocketboom.com, examines how our consumption of cultural media has changed in these years.
Brian Lehrer Show listeners have been reminiscing over their favorite videos. (Add your own here!) Here's your mega-mix:
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Apple introduced its much-anticipated new tablet device yesterday.
Virginia Heffernan,
The Medium columnist for
The New York Times Magazine, and
Peter Rojas, co-founder of
gdgt.com, answer the question: Does the iPad live up to all the hype?
Friday, November 28, 2008
Over the course of an afternoon, Motrin's latest ad campaign was undone by tech-savvy mothers using twitter who were offended by the ad's tone.
Virginia Heffernan,
The Medium columnist for
The New York Times Magazine, explains how new technology is changing the way consumers and companies interact.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Over the course of an afternoon, Motrin's latest ad campaign was undone by tech-savvy mothers using twitter who were offended by the ad's tone.
Virginia Heffernan,
The Medium columnist for
The New York Times Magazine, explains how new technology is changing the way consumers and companies interact.
Monday, December 24, 2007
Virginia Heffernan, who writes "The Medium" column and
blog for
The New York Times Magazine, looks at the reissue of early Sesame Street episodes on dvd -- with a warning label for children!
Monday, December 24, 2007
DVDs of the original
Sesame Street are labeled “for adults only.”
New York Times media columnist
Virginia Heffernan explains why 1970’s-era
Sesame Street episodes are now seen as inappropriate for many of today’s preschoolers. Plus, how did
Bliss Broyard react when she learned her father was black? And, the authors ...
Monday, November 19, 2007
Virginia Heffernan, who writes "The Medium" column and
blog for
The New York Times Magazine, looks at the reissue of early Sesame Street episodes on dvd -- with a warning label for children!
Monday, November 19, 2007
DVDs of the original
Sesame Street are labeled “for adults only.” On our next program,
New York Times media columnist
Virginia Heffernan explains why 1970’s-era
Sesame Street episodes are now seen as inappropriate for many of today’s preschoolers. Also, why New Jersey Govenor Corzine wants toll hikes; and what tourists ...