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Almost as soon as the Boston Marathon bombs exploded, the news media gave wall-to-wall updates on the blasts and the ensuing manhunt for the suspects. Douglas Rushkoff, technology and media commentator for CNN, talks about how we’re adapting -- or not -- to such an immediate, crushing flow of information. Rushkoff is the author of Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now.  

The new Netflix series “House of Cards,” starring Kevin Spacey, was the first television series to be released all at once, and all online.  The show has sparked a relatively new trend called “binge-watching,” meaning a viewer can devour an entire series in one sitting at the very moment it is released. Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik discusses the trend, and online streaming and DVRs as the new normal. 

A look at television’s mid-season offerings such as “Downton Abbey,” which is back on PBS for its third season. Plus, a look at other TV news with Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik, author of the Sun’s “Z on TV” blog. 

Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik returns for his monthly take on television.
Guest host: Korva Coleman

A look at the latest from the world of television with Baltimore Sun media critic, David Zurawik.