FAMILY TIES Friday, July 10 While Sheriff Morgan is holding his press conference, Investigator Lee Tyree is speaking with Kristyn Billings in one of the interview rooms. Kristyn, who graduated from Pine…
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Billings recap: Later Thursday, July 9
FAMILY FEUDS Investigator Terry Hardy arrives on the crime scene at 9:05 p.m. Sgt. Rusty Hoard has been named the lead on the case. Hardy, Tyree and Guy are to assist him….
Verizon buys Alltell for $5.9 billion
Locally Alltel will be retained and combined with Verizon Wireless’ operations, the company will continue to use the Alltel brand for the next several months, as it works to integrate networks, convert…
No Life in PNJ
The Pensacola News Journal has no Life section today. The Thursday edition has undergone its version of “The Biggest Loser” by dropping down from five sections (News, Local, Life, Sports and Classifieds)…
Buzz: Barrows gets 10pm slot
We’ve heard through the media grapevine that Mollye Barrows is the new 10pm co-anchor for WEAR TV3. She will continue with her 4pm also. Barrows had been banished from prime time after…
Ticket sports host convicted
Scott McKinney, co-host of “Southern Sports Tonight” and “Morning Wrap” on 98.1 FM The Ticket, pleaded guilty Jan. 2 to nine counts of theft and one count each of organized fraud, money…
News Channel ratings
LA Times reports: “Fox News racked up its seventh straight year as the most-watched cable news channel, delivering an average prime-time viewership of 2.1 million, 40% more than 2007, according to data…
50 things we now know
The Tampa Tribune put together this list of things we know now that we didn’t know a year ago. Here are a few factoids on the list: After a decade of increases,…
Mika who?
Washington Post has a piece of Joe Scarborough’s co-host Mika Brzezinski. The article describes how she texts friends and even Joe’s wife Susan during the show while Joe is ranting about something….
Scarborough gets radio show
Conservative radio can’t wait for the Obama administration. Of course, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity can’t wait, but others are waiting in the wings. Morning Joe Scarborough is set to convert his…
How journalism will survive
From Online Journalism Review: Activist newsrooms don’t have to abandon journalistic principles, says Robert Niles. “They simply need to refocus on principles they should have been aspiring to all along — such…
Paperless Daily
Wall Street Journal reports that the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News may only publish web versions of its paper Mondays through Wednesdays and Saturdays. The papers are owned by Detroit Media…
Gannett makes more cuts
The rumor is that the paper will cut the extra “n” and “t” from its name (credit Reuters blogs). The City Paper (an alt-weekly in Rochester, NY) has a column on the…
News coverage of budget workshop weak
Escambia County Commission held its first budget workshop yesterday. WEAR TV focused on the cuts on funds given to non-profits like the Florida Wildlife Sanctuary, St. Michael Cemetery, Clean & Green, 4th…
Saturday updates to INweekly
SatDaily Dose Summary of daily newspapers along Gulf Coast and the state of Florida. WEEKEND TOOB PICKS Saturday night is barren so party heavy and recover in front of the tube on…
Letterman List
On Monday night (4/30), David Letterman made a list of ten signs your newspaper is in trouble: 10. Covers all news that happens within one block of the office 9. Today’s exclusive…
Debate over moderation of web comments
Our local daily has caught heat for not moderating the comments that are posted on its web site (pnj.com). It has become a haven for racist and bigoted comments – where gulf1.commers,…
Media manufactured Jessica Lynch legend
Michael Delong, the deputy commander at United States Central Command from 2001 to 2003, has an op-ed piece in the NY Times. He tells of pressure from politicians and the press to…
Mainstream media indicted
Bill Moyers tackles the media and its role in the Iraq War next week on his PBS show. Northwest Florida makes the show: Moyers also asserts that editors at the Panama City…
CNN and Outtakes agree
We need more hard news From Washington Post: CNN president Jonathan Klein says he regards “American Morning” as “the only real newscast in the morning.” He adds: “What the audience wants from…