Archive for July, 2007

THE A.P. FINDS OUT THAT IT’S HARD TO REPORT THE NEWS ENTIRELY IN EMOTICONS

The Associate Press sucks

TV NEWS SUCKS. THIS WILL EXPLAIN WHY.

Daily Kos: Why TV and Radio Journalists Can’t Be Like Murrow Anymore Tweet This Post

NOT-SO-SCARY MONSTER

Just a quick question.  If Monster.com can’t keep its own people employed, why should I expect it to find ME a job? Bloomberg.com: Technology Tweet This Post

“SYNERGY,” MY ASS!

Referring to The Simpsons movie, a Fox exec said, “The old saw of synergy within media companies, that was never full realized before, paid off here.”  So, “synergy” means “beating the audience over the head with constant commercials and promos that interrupt the show they are actually watching”?  I had no idea. I love The [...]

KATIE COURIC, SERIOUS JOURNALIST

The numbers for the CBS news audience are down…way down.  Now far be it for me to give advice to Katie Couric (r-i-i-i-ght!) but I noticed something the other night that just might indicate why people are abandoning network news in general and CBS in particular. You may have heard about Oscar, the Death-predicting Cat.  [...]

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