Mother Jones takes a look at newspaper chains: “It’s not the Internet that’s killing newspapers. It’s the equity-chasing investors and their friends at the FCC who have put outsize profits before a…
Tag: Media
Racists takeover PNJ website
Today the daily newspaper ran a positive article on the Gulf Coast African American Chamber of Commerce naming Pat Brown as its Business Person of the Year. The comments on pnj.com posted…
50 best TV commericals of the 1980s
This is a post for your spare time or for when the boss is looking the other way. It’s the 50 greatest commercials of the 1980s. Amazingly there’s a video of each…
Gannett wants CareerBuilder
Gannett continues to review Tribune financials for a possible offer. According to Chicago Tribune writer Michael Oneal (Gannett may be interested ), its the CareerBuilder – employment tabloid and website – that…
How Newsroom Works
A Greensboro editor has diagramed how the newsroom work at a daily newspaper works. Ours isn’t as complicated. I will try to come up with one for your reading enjoyment. (See DIAGRAM…
Sinclair takes shot at Mediacom
Sinclair and DIRECTV to Offer Rebates for Mediacom Cable Customers Who Switch to DIRECTV Mobile/Pensacola (November 7, 2006) – Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is reminding Mediacom (Nasdaq: MCCC) cable customers…
Mark O’Brien translator – 11/6/06
Mark had a rough weekend. Opens with a short story of Joe Royals, convicted felony who got clemency and now can vote. Then we get Mark’s Opines: High insurance rates hurt Florida….
BOC PLT Benefit a Hit!
The first ever Best of Coast celebration was a big hit last night at Seville Quarter. Proceeds from the Silent Auction and the gate went to the Pensacola Little Theater. We had…
Compare O’Brien to Outtakes
Yesterday, PNJ columnist Mark O’Brien gave his views on Mark Foley (Foley case gets even slimier as partisans throw mud, call names). In the Oct. 12 issue of the IN, I do…
It’s okay to get your news from The Daily Show
Indiana University professor Julia Fox has determined that there is no significant difference in the average amounts of video and audio substance between broadcast network news storiesand ‘The Daily Show with Jon…
Papers need to take risks
I love this quote: “Quality US papers may never opt for the Independent’s provocative mix of news and views; it not only upsets the traditional church/state divide, it flies in the face…
A jinxed life…read on
Do you think you have it bad? Read this article about Thomas L. Cook, who died at 54 when he was fatally hit by a car. He may have been the most…
Two FL papers had Foley emails…did nothing
Last November, the St. Petersburg Times and Miami Herald had copies of the Foley emails and chose not to print them. St. Pete Times: The ex-page wouldn’t go on the record, and…
Newsweek wimps out
Here are the International covers for this week’s Newsweek. Notice that the U.S cover is somewhat different. Once again mainstream media wimps out. If Newsweek has reports that we’re losing in Afghanistan…
Tell us something new
Research 2000 recently conducted a survey testing whether progressive or conservative talk radio shows are more open to callers with dissenting points of view. None of the calls were made to WCOA’s…
Outzen on WCOA
IN Publisher Rick Outzen will be on Don Parker’s “Pensacola Preview” radio show on WCOA 1370 AM at 5:30 pm today. Don’t tell Luke McCoy.
Gannett shares its wealth…sort of
Gannett has given 7 grants to local charities – total $30,500 Pensacola Habitat for Humanity: $10,000 Belmont Arts and Cultural Board: $5,000 South Santa Rosa Interfaith Ministries: $5,000 Families Count: $3,500 Lifeline…
Obermann Blasts Bush
Last night, MSNBC host Keith Obermann blasted Pres. Bush on his show with Ground Zero in the background. It is the most scathing attack on the current Administration that I’ve heard to…
Dateline: Jackson, MS – Alt weekly battles Gannett
The Alt-weekly The Jackson Free Press has been battling with the Gannett-owned Clarion Ledger over distribution spots. The Clarion Ledger tried to get distribution rights to key locations in Jackson. Then the…
Top 10 news stories media didn’t cover
From San Francisco Bay Guardian: 1. THE FEDS AND THE MEDIA MUDDY THE DEBATE OVER INTERNET FREEDOM 2. HALLIBURTON CHARGED WITH SELLING NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY TO IRAN 3. WORLD OCEANS IN EXTREME DANGER…