All Entries Tagged With: "CNN"
What They Mean When They Say …
Do you ever wonder about all the jargon and cliches you hear on TV news, especially the 24-hour cable news channels? They all say the same thing. So, here’s a crib sheet to what they really mean.
Witnessing the Media’s Seismic Change
Just to get an idea of how important Twitter has become as a news source during the current election crisis in Iran, the United States State Department today asked executives of Twitter to postpone maintenance that was scheduled today for the site.
Twitter: News Media of Choice
If you watched most cable TV news channels (and completely dismiss local news) the last couple of days, you would see only shallow coverage or mention of the explosive situation in Iran following the questionable “re-election” of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Rainn Wilson: Stop Religious Persecution in Iran
There is a dangerous life and death issue currently being played out in Iran as the country’s ruling regime continuously persecutes women, journalists, bloggers, and religious minorities. Television’s Rainn Wilson, who is a member of the Baha’i Faith (as am I) speaks out in this commentary for CNN.com: (CNN) — Why is Rainn Wilson, “Dwight” [...]
Mainstream Media Tries to Wake Up
It’s so interesting to watch how some of the mainstream news media has suddenly awakened to the fact that many people today are getting their news through other sources online, rather than from newspapers, radio and television, including cable TV news. And, mainstream media is quickly trying to figure out how to get on-board Web [...]
The Incompetent Side of CNN
Trapped in a hospital the last few days, following knee replacement surgery, boredom became so great that I occasionally switched on the TV and surfed channels. While the selection of programming was limited and awful – I’m not interested in monster trucks or dirty jobs – my only interest was to catch up on the [...]
Pundit Theatre
Someone recently emailed me a column by Jack Cashill, the Kansas City-based writer and pundit. I suppose it’s accurate to call Jack’s positions “fairly conservative,” and certainly controversial. I’ve known Jack a long time, consider him a good guy, and certainly a good writer. But when I have challenged him over his ultra conservative views, [...]
Cable News As History News
One distinguishing signature of cable television news – including CNN, FOX and MSNBC – is their propensity for rehashing their own history or events as they interpret them. Latest case – the hurricane-that-couldn’t, named Gustav. Fully 24 hours after the tropical storm dumped rain on New Orleans, the cable TV news shows, using red graphics [...]
“Lou Dobbs Democrats”
When a Washington Times reporter this morning referred to blue collar voters as “Lou Dobbs democrats,” I laughed out loud about how gullible we’ve become as a society … even the media. The nightly rants on cable television by Lou Dobbs over the plight of so-called blue collar Americans are an act, a dramatic show, [...]
