Category Archives: broadcasting

Muhammad Ali: My version

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Bernard McCoy

The news of Muhammad Ali’s death seemingly caught everyone’s attention last Friday. Especially those of us, and there are many, who met him personally. Ali touched so many lives. I was in awe of his brash confidence and exquisite boxing … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump bungles facts, history on General John Pershing, Pigs, and Muslims

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Bernard McCoy

Did GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump confuse fiction for fact when he recounted a story last week for an audience at a South Carolina campaign stop? The fable involves former WWI General John J. Pershing’s service in the Philippines in the early … Continue reading →

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Some historical context for University of Missouri protestors who blocked journalists

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

Journalists are sometimes targets of criticism for the way we perform our jobs. The criticism is fair if a journalist knowingly get their facts wrong, act with bias, or if self-aggrandizement creeps into their reporting. (See: Brian Williams, NBC) It … Continue reading →

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For journalists: A more dangerous world

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

Kill the messenger It’s the figurative “Kill the messenger” tactic- Try to discredit journalists because the truths they report expose deceit, fraud, illegal or immoral activity by those who are doing the condemning. “Killing the messenger” should not be confused … Continue reading →

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A social media snapshot reveals the power and reach of mobile

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

What the heck is that? The illustration below is a NodeXL tool map graph created via the Social Media Lab at the University of Nebraska Omaha. It illustrates the various flight paths of Tweets that made mention of the MobileMe&You … Continue reading →

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Make it clear to your audience: In this tragic story NBC doesn’t, CNN does

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

It’s a journalism basic Make the story understandable to your audience. Continue reading →

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Bevo Francis; basketball scoring legend who saved his college dies

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

Bevo Francis is doing something he hasn’t been able to do for a long, long time. He’s dropping jump shots from every place on some basketball court far removed from earth, far removed from physical boundaries and his battle against … Continue reading →

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A Nebraska legend turns 100: Don Meier

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Bernard McCoy

Happy 100th birthday Don Meier. This Oshkosh, Nebraska native and College of Journalism and Mass Communications graduate from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln strides across the century mark today. I talk with Don and Lorena by phone several times a year … Continue reading →

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Unpaid internships- A court victory that asks “How do you filter them?”

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Bernard McCoy

A court victory for unpaid interns today and possibly a wake-up call for corporate America. Yesterday, New York federal judge William Pauley ruled in favor of  two interns suing Fox Searchlight over the internship programs of Fox Entertainment Group. The … Continue reading →

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Storm chasers: deadly consequences

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Bernard McCoy

I woke-up to this sad news today: ***BREAKING NEWS*** Storm chasers Tim Samaras, his son Paul Samaras and Carl Young all died in El Reno during Friday night’s tornadoes. Tim Samaras was a well-respected chaser who was familiar to many … Continue reading →

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