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News Bits
“Modern news is made more like sausage, but is less humane to the main course.”
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Off the Wall
about 1 year ago - 55 comments
Fantasyland. When I worked in TV news, “Fantasyland” was known as the area where the Producers sat. Listen to: Off the Wall If you ever watched Broadcast News, then Producers are the people like Holly Hunter, who write the newscasts and guide their content. Then, you have Reporters like Albert Brooks’ character, and anchors like
The Turkeys on Your TV
about 1 year ago - 11 comments
I don’t mean to pick on Good Morning America because it’s bad. It’s not. In fact, it is the only TV news I regularly subject myself to anymore. They probably do as well or better than any of the other networks. Which is sad, because what passes for news these days is not news, it’s
Firewalls and Fairness
about 1 year ago - 27 comments
Keith Olbermann has been suspended indefinitely from MSNBC, because he gave money to three Democrats who were running for seats in the House and Senate. Already, there is a big stink being floated that he is being targeted because he gave to Democrats, and that Fox News gave a million to Republicans, and it’s all
The Interview Trap
about 1 year ago - 15 comments
Carl Paladino went on Good Morning America to put his weekend statements into a better light. Instead, he got the journalistic equivalent of a bait-and-switch. Note: This is not a post about gay marriage, gay rights, or about the brutal and idiotic attacks on three homosexuals in the state of New York. Nor is this a
Speed Saves
about 1 year ago - 17 comments
A gunman fired several rounds in a University of Texas library today. (I don’t think I have to recount the very sensitive issue with you… the rest of the media is sure to dredge up the story of the sniper in the tower.) The interesting piece for me today is how technology changed both the
Mystery Journalism Theater 3000
about 1 year ago - 11 comments
The boxes are blurring and the silos are stirring. Welcome to a Brave New World of journalism. I’ve maintained that while newspapers are in trouble, journalism isn’t going anywhere. (No, it’s not going to TV, which is floundering through its own business model issues.) There will always be a place for the activity of sharing
Access: Birmingham
about 1 year ago - 14 comments
Times are tough for newspaper publishers, who are trying to sell their relevance to subscribers and potential advertisers. The temptation to drop standards is ratcheting up, and once standards are lower it’s hard to recover that blow to reputation. Just a year ago, the Washington Post shelved an idea publisher Katharine Weymouth had floated –
The I-Dumbing of Journalism
about 1 year ago - 30 comments
This may be the single stupidest thing I have ever seen on television. And I used to work in television news, so that’s saying something. An Oklahoma City television station entertained a piece during the July ratings period about “I-Dosing.” Apparently, school officials are warning parents about a new danger, audio files that your children
Trust is Made to be Broken
about 1 year ago - 14 comments
Ain’t technology grand? It’s great that I can tap into networks of really smart people with relevant knowledge and skills. I can’t tell you how awesome it is that other professions have embraced the ability to break the barriers of time and space to collaborate. It can’t help but make us smarter, or at least
Newspapers Break the Mask of Anonymity
about 1 year ago - 38 comments
As traditional journalism (print and broadcast) struggles to find a way in the digital realm, one of the biggest hurdles has been how to deal with the feedback. Reporters and editors aren’t used to “listening” in an age where everyone can be a publisher. Sure, there are “Letters to the Editor,” but those always came
