- Remembering the Kansas City skywalk collapse
- Hyatt Hotels: Please reconsider your action on the Skywalk Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri
- Craps against the high-rolling dark siders
- The Kansas City Royals parade has an interesting historical contrast
- San Jose Mercury News: Credibility suffers when content and advertising clash
Tag Archives: CNN
CNN, Fox News credibility in question after Supreme Court ruling
It’s what CNN and Fox News didn’t do about yesterday’s inaccurate reporting on the U.S. Supreme Court decision that will likely impact their credibility. More for CNN. Less for Fox News. Got it first…Got it wrong In the race to … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, education, Entertainment, Journalism, nebraska, new media, News, newspapers, Politics, television, The United States, Uncategorized
Tagged CNN, Fox News, healthcare, Supreme Court
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Post script: Premature reports of Joe Paterno’s death raise questions about some news organizations
More revelations today about news organizations that failed to independently confirm unsubstantiated reports last night that former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno had died. Paterno has since died, but at the time he was still alive. Saturday night, Penn … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, education, Journalism, new media, News, newspapers, Radio, The United States
Tagged CBSSports.com, CNN, Howard Kurtz, Huffington Post, Joe Paterno, Journalism, Paterno, poor reporting
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Mississippi River flood gates open for cliche reporter stand-ups
Memo to television news reporters covering flooding along the Mississippi River: Please refrain from doing stand-ups and live shots in the chemical and waste contaminated, snake infested floodwaters you’ve been advising viewers to avoid. Such actions could be hazardous to … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, CBS, CNN, Diane Sawyer, Elizabeth Praan, Fox News, Mark Strassmann, Martin Savidge, NBC
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Royal wedding asks: Is U.S. TV news out of touch?
The second worst tornado in U.S. history devastated six southern states this week. At least 343 people were killed. Thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. The lives of millions of American have been plunged into crisis mode. TV … Continue reading
Posted in broadcasting, Environment, Journalism, newspapers, television, Uncategorized
Tagged ABC, Alabama tornado, Anderson Cooper, Brian Williams, CBS, CNN, Diane Sawyer, Fox News, Katie Couric, NBC, network news, royal wedding, Shepard Smith, tv news
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J-notes and such: April 25-29
Some passing notes from the journalism, new media, advertising/PR landscape- OMG: It’s the Katie Couric gab and speculation fest- MediaBistro.com reports: Katie Couric: I Am Leaving CBS Evening News (People / TV Watch) After weeks of widespread speculation about her … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Franken, Al Jazeera, Android, Apple, Bloomberg, Brian Williams, CNN, earthquake, Facebook, Google, iPhone, Japan, Katie Couric, Keith Olbermann, Meghan Daum, Microsoft, NBC, New York Times, NYTimes, obama, Olbermann, online ads, PlayStation, Robert De Niro, royal wedding, Sony, stupid TV bear story, Terry Jones, The Onion, tsunami, Will and Kate, Yahoo
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J-notes and such: April 4-10
Some passing notes from the journalism, new media, advertising/PR landscape- Larry King Returns to TV — as Infomercial Pitchman: Ad Age Daily reports that Larry King is getting back in the endorsement business nationally less than a year after his … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC, CBS, Christopher Isham, CNN, FBI, FOX, glenn beck, iPad, iWatch News, Jeff Greenfield, Katie Couric, Larry King, Matt Lauer, Meat Loaf, Meredith Vieira, NBC, Optimum Live TV, Robert Thomson, Rupert Murdoch, Time Warner, Twitter, Will and Kate, William Cronon
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