| Address to the 60th World Association of Newspaper by Trevor ...
Thank you for the invitation to address this distinguished forum. I should not hide the fact that the task is indeed daunting – given both the audience and the fact that I have missed so much of what has preceded this lunch.
Despite our presence here in Cape Town, the focus of media attention this week has shifted to the G8 Summit in Heilligendamm, on the German Baltic Coast. For the past few weeks, the preparations for this Summit has seen the bulk of copy from Germany focusing on the demonstrations, both peaceful and violent – at times threatening to overshadow the purpose of the Summit itself. As though on cue, temperatures have been raised by early initiatives and disagreements on Climate Change, and the tasks at hand compounded further by announcements on missiles and where they should be pointing.
Home Console Development?
In the last 15 years or so, there has been a boom in the home audio industry brought about by the reduced pricing in high quality recording equipment and affordable computer hardware and software. Every middle class kid and their brother can write, record and market their songs, interviews, monologues, etc. This has been true of the PC gaming industry as well. There are plenty of powerful open source or cheap tools available for the creation of digital game content. This has resulted in a vibrant freeware and shareware game culture on the web. Modding tools are also prevalent and have served as springboards for many a fledgling artist, programmer, level designer into the universe of Triple-A game production. This has not been the case for consoles so much, however.
Concert posters jam UAA student union
School is out for most students, but the collegiate vibe continues this month with an exhibit of concert posters at the Student Union Gallery at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The "Post No Bills" show by Craig Updegrove of Bethel puts music in the spotlight. The graduate from the Art Institute of Seattle does film and design of all kinds and has created work for outfits like Sub Pop Records and the Sasquatch Music Festival. The exhibit includes a few dozen pieces and opened Thursday. The show continues until July 19 with a First Friday reception from 4 to 6 p.m. July 6. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday during the summer exhibits. Find out more by contacting the gallery's staff at 786-1052 or gallery@uaa. alaska.edu, or visit www.uaa.alaska .edu/campuslife/activities/gallery.cfm.
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