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Newsmedia and serious journalism is DC's bread and butter, but the area also hosts BET, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and the Travel Channel. Also, much to Boston's chagrin, it now hosts the Atlantic. The Smithsonian is also a reputable, non-political magazine with fairly high and influential readership. All in all, there aren't too many media centers in the US. It's really NYC at the top, then LA, then trailing behind are Chicago, DC, the Bay Area (though you can argue the Bay Area on top because of how it's fundamentally changed how media is created and distributed), and Atlanta. Maybe Nashville, Seattle and Boston deserve mentioning, too.
Boston is among the worlds most important cities for academic and scientific media.- it's the capital of academic publishing in the world, the headquarters for the journals of record in many areas.
WGBH makes up more than half of public televisions national programs.
Why would you say Atlanta? Ted Turner? Tyler Perry?
Perhaps it is time for the "Battle of number 5" thread.
It seems the case for the top 4 is pretty well hashed out.
NYC is most people's #1, with an occasional argument made for #2 behind DC.
LA is usually #2 sometimes #3.
Chi is usually #3 sometimes #4.
DC is a bit of a wild card, with people ranking it anywhere from #1 to #4. The city itself has a smaller economy and cultural influence than the big 3. However as the capital, the nation's most important decisions are made in DC.
I am guessing the SF Bay area will be 5.
We've already had that battle, and it went on for about 100 pages; we don't need to revisit that ever, ever again.
BTW, there was a very general consensus that SF was #5.
Boston is among the worlds most important cities for academic and scientific media.- it's the capital of academic publishing in the world, the headquarters for the journals of record in many areas.
WGBH makes up more than half of public televisions national programs.
Why would you say Atlanta? Ted Turner? Tyler Perry?
Why Chicago? Oprah is closing up shop...
Atlanta because of its strong mainstream appeal and the record labels that operate from there. There's also CNN headquarters (and the arms of Time Warner left from Turner Broadcasting). Cox is also located in the Atlanta area. Tyler Perry's a bit on the side, but he does his small part.
Chicago has a small, but still sizable publishing industry there. The University of Chicago actually has the largest academic publisher in the US. It's also become home to a really large music scene along with an increasingly influential and large music press (spearheaded by Pitchfork). The Tribune Company (and its main man The Chicago Tribune) still casts a fairly large shadow through the wide Midwestern circulation of the Chicago Tribune, WGN, and the Los Angeles Times along with many smaller papers though it's diminished significantly from past decades. Oprah is closing up shop, though I guess she'll stay associated with the city. Also, I love Ira Glass.
These aren't media giants, but they aren't small potatoes either.
Come now, let's not get ahead of ourselves. DC is arguably #2...with LA and Chicago battling for #3 and 4. #5 is our next frontier...please continue inane discussions: here
Come now, let's not get ahead of ourselves. DC is arguably #2...with LA and Chicago battling for #3 and 4. #5 is our next frontier...please continue inane discussions: here
In all seriousness LA has nothing to battle for...it is easily of more importance than Chicago. The SF Bay Area is arguably more important than Chicago as well.
In all seriousness LA has nothing to battle for...it is easily of more importance than Chicago. The SF Bay Area is arguably more important than Chicago as well.
It's not (in regards to SF Bay being more important than Chicago). And in my opinion it's not even close (by a mile...or maybe a million miles). But I will explain in further detail when I'm not drunk. Please go to the #5 thread...the Top 4 has been beaten to death.
It's not (in regards to SF Bay being more important than Chicago). And in my opinion it's not even close (by a mile...or maybe a million miles). But I will explain in further detail when I'm not drunk. Please go to the #5 thread...the Top 4 has been beaten to death.
I am actually catching up right now on that thread....at page 6 already.
The majority of the Boston Metropolitan area is white (whether it's Ireland ,Europe, Canadian, British,etc).
The groups are more even out in Houston with a white population at about 2.5 million, black population at about 1 million, Latino population at about 1.7 million, Asian population probably near 400k, and more. Houston has one of the largest Nigerian populations in the country, and one of the largest Vietnamese populations.
Let's not forget the strong creole/cajun,Texas, Mexican, southern influence in Houston.
The only people praising San Francisco and Boston as cultural meccas are white people. Not saying they don't have any culture of less of it than Houston. However, to suggest they offer much more culture is BS. They are only praised because of their history and urbanity.
This is the funniest post that I have ever read since I joined city-data. The majority of the Boston Metropolitan area is white? If you say this then you must have not ever been to Boston. Don't state your views on what you see on TV. Boston is very diverse. You state that Latino population at Houston is about 1.7 million? LOL it may be a large population of Latinos, but they are mainly Mexicans lol. Houston is the least diversed between DC, SF, Boston and Houston. Ultimately, Houston is not diversed. It is growing now.
The majority of the Boston Metropolitan area is white? If you say this then you must have not ever been to Boston.
Yes, it is. It's a known fact - look it up.
Have you ever been to the Boston area? Doesn't sound like it.
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