12 November 2009
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John King will be filing the time slot vacated last night by Lou Dobbs on CNN. King currently hosts CNN’s Sunday blab show “State of the Union.” The excitement factor is not very high, but at least we are done … Continue reading
12 November 2009
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Lou Dobbs announced that tonight’s broadcast would be his last. CNN is reportedly letting him out of his contract. CNN can now work to reclaim its place as a respectable news service. Dobbs was one of CNN’s original anchors and … Continue reading
22 September 2009
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Facebook is beating up on MySpace bad. Already Facebook has more users worldwide, but MySpace still betters Facebook in users in the U.S. What to do? The Wall Street Journal reported that Ol’Rupert Murdoch, CEO of News Corp., said he … Continue reading
18 September 2009
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This looks fun. Too bad its so far away in Sydney, Australia. What is a dangerous idea? This is a question that will be explored at our inaugural Festival of Dangerous Ideas, co-presented by the St James Ethics Centre, at … Continue reading
17 September 2009
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I think once upon a time Lou Dobbs was a respectable journalist. I have no clue what happened to this guy but he is completely unhinged. He says the kind of things that a loud-mouth drunk on the bus would … Continue reading
11 September 2009
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Claire Cain Miller has an interesting piece in the New York Timesof the penetration of mobile users of internet radio, specifically of Pandora. Mobile is the thing. ::My emphases and comments::: The next generation of radio listeners might not remember … Continue reading
26 June 2009
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There have been a number of stories circulating about the volume of internet traffic triggered by Michael Jackson’s death yesterday. There was that moment of confusion where TMZ then Drudge and others were reporting that MJ had died, but the … Continue reading
25 June 2009
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This vile son-of-a-bitch Michael Savage like to softten his rhetoric when he’s being interviewed, but his words on-air speak for themselves. Now he’s going after MediaMatters for simply replaying his crap.
6 March 2009
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The recent demise of the Rocky Mountain Post, some of the problems Tribune, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicleand others are having is bringing to light a real problem: traditional media is struggling to stay afloat in our new … Continue reading
24 November 2004
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The demise of Dan Rather is all we hear about in the news for the last couple of days. On the one hand, journalistic accountability and integrity is the lesson learned and that’s important, but on the other hand, Dan … Continue reading
