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Legacy Letters by Tony DiLeonardi
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Monica Lewinsky says she felt gutted by Bill Clinton, and she wants a chance to talk to Hillary in person...
Supreme Court announces that it will hear arguments in census citizenship case... ‘They never pulled my pass, but …’ Major Garrett reveals how he was treated under Obama when he was with Fox... Thanksgiving holiday is here so look for these stories (overplayed and over-covered) and poorly covered, too.
- Airport travel story. They will note that a certain number will travel by air this Thanksgiving. As if that really means anything. Or they use the idea that millions will travel more than 50 miles to get somewhere this holiday. Really? That is like saying there are 80 million people in the path of this storm. Hype for no reason at all. - Black Friday overblown hype will ease now since cyber Monday has emerged. - Stores opened or closed on Thanksgiving is a go-to for the media this time of the year. - The vegetarian folk are in your face. - Nightmare cooking stories. Cooking a turkey is actually easy. - People up in arms over Christmas decorations being put up before Thanksgiving. Give it a rest, it is not that big of a deal. - The Turkey Trots are everywhere now. It is the ultimate glutton guilt. Just eat and watch football, for crying out loud. |
on media - it has changed since i was working full-time in it... From @Timobns - when one realizes that TV news is entertainment, it makes sense. They are a visual medium and need the shot for their stories. Whether it is a storm story or crime scene, they must often "stage" a shot for TV. Most news does not happen when the cameras are rolling. TV news goes to the spot and if a shot is not there, well, they use backdrops, etc. They run to the crime scene tape and the ocean's edge for that shot. Most TV anchors have a staff of writers, so they are rehearsing all day reading copy. They film segments ahead of time and rely on ratings.
- With that said, look at the California fire coverage...the reporters go in and should not be there. Gone are the days when we need to have a TV reporter stand in soot to report the news. They often send a weatherman, too. And they place them in a scarred building or among the ashes. When they do this, they become part of the story, instead of just giving us information. Because TV news need to take up space with equipment, they block areas, use electricity and try to get info from people while they are working. And they do indeed inject their own personal politics into matters. Note the way in which the questions are formed. - When every single news item somehow tries to link Trump into it, be leery of that story. That is proof of an agenda or simply they are too mad to think straight. It is one thing to oppose, but to find a connection, link to the current administration means you should take on a different beat. During Obama's administration, it happened too, and was very distracting, and wrong. - CNN sues to get press pass back yet the network still has two reporters in the presser. If the network was banned then I would be on their side. One wonders why an outlet needs more than one since it is a pool. It has been noted that CNN has 50 hard passes. They have 50 reporters assigned to cover the White House in one way or another. Again, it would seem that if an outlet is a member of the press pool, they do not need that many. That is what a pool is - sharing info and not needed as many.
* For the misleading headline on this, go no further than - CNN sues Trump - the more accurate would be CNN sues Trump administration. * Hard pass means one needs no escort and come and go at will, any day/night.Think of it as an all access pass. Day passes are available by request as well. - Other outlets join in on the suit. That is more about group think than solidarity. They are all part of the White House press pool (correspondents association). They all share the info. So, even if Acosta is not there, he can use their reports. Note - this was not about the First Amendment, noted the judge...it was about due process. Judge Grants CNN Temporary Relief in Lawsuit, Orders WH to Return Jim Acosta’s Press Pass
Even Acosta’s Reporter Peers Think He’s Gone Too Far It’s not just President Donald Trump, White House press secretaries Sean Spicer and Sarah Huckabee Sanders who think Jim Acosta is out of control. Even some of his journalist colleagues think his antics are bad for journalism.
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CMA Awards fall to new low...Perhaps country music is not country music anymore. That has been a cry for some time, but now, it feels that way. That is why the CMA's seem to over-award artists like Chris Stapleton and Miranda Lambert. The recent CMA prove that. It also proves that country music is not immune to the bottoming out of award shows. Yes, politics can be a reason here as well. An award show that does not get in double digit is sad, and bad. Award shows are special events that are designed to appeal to the masses. No more. Last year's show saw 14.3 million.
Meanwhile, As TV's fall C3 ratings crumble, feel free to blame the millennials http://bit.ly/2DFAFYA I will not, completely blame them. Blame Hollywood for rushing into social media, Netflix and like-minded entities. It killed Hollywood. The watch whenever you want no longer creates must-see, at a given time, and a given night. No longer are there watercoller shows that people talk about at work the next day. Hollywood did that to themselves.
Stan Lee, Super-Heroic Promoter Of Comics And Pop Culture
by Thom Forbes, Featured Columnist "Lee catapulted Marvel from a tiny venture into the world's No. 1 publisher of comic books and, later, a multimedia giant," says one report. Read the whole story OSCARS® GENERAL ENTRY SUBMISSION FORMS DUE NOVEMBER 15 FOR 2018 OSCARS
LOS ANGELES, CA — Thursday, November 15, is the deadline to submit Oscars Submission Forms (OSF) in the general entry categories to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for 91st Academy Awards®consideration. Films will not be accepted for consideration after the deadline. The deadline for submission by either method is 5 p.m. PT on November 15. If a feature film is released in Los Angeles County in 2018 and the completed OSF and billing are not delivered by the deadline, the film will be ineligible for Academy Awards in any year. music reviewRoy Clark I interviewed Roy on my radio show some years back. Told me a great story about Mickey Mantle and his song, "Yesterday When I Was Young." Mickey asked him to play it for his funeral. Roy did. He asked him while they playing golf.
STEVE PERRY'S 'NO ERASIN'' There is not a bad song on the CD. It packs an emotional punch while delivering the feeling of lost love, loneliness and acceptance. The lyrics are from his soul and the voice is there - - welcome back Steve Perry. It is painfully beautiful at times, while it serves as a sign that life goes on, too. From the outset with "No Erasin'," "We're Still Here" and "No More Cryin'", you understand that this album is very much therapy, while setting a theme for a flowing work of wanting to fly away and recapture lost love. But, knowing he cannot, he accepts it and lets the music be his tribute, and release. From @Timobns, Tim O'Brien...So, go ahead and mix in "Open Arms," "Faithfully," "Mother, Father," "Sweet and Simple" and "Patiently" to a potential concert and you would have a reunion between the old and new, and it would be perfect.
Elvis Presley to be honored with Trump's Presidential Medal of Freedom https://blbrd.cm/sEme2s Ceremony was Nov. 16...
STATEMENT: “Elvis Presley defined American culture to billions of adoring fans around the world. “Elvis fused gospel, country and rhythm and blues to create a sound all his own, selling more than a billion records. Elvis also served nearly two years in the United States Army, humbly accepting the call to serve despite his fame. He later starred in 31 films, drew record-breaking audiences to his shows, sent television ratings soaring and earned 14 Grammy Award nominations. He ultimately won three Grammy Awards for his gospel music. Elvis Presley remains an enduring American icon four decades after his death.” People are in a fit over Elvis getting this and then they complain that Trump used "Elvis has left the house" instead of "...building." Well, nitckpick away because I see headlines that scream Elvis phrase...well, Elvis never said that - - someone else did. So, I could nitpick, too. The headlines should read - - the phrase used in reference to Elvis - - not Elvis phrase (it implies Elvis said it). "Thank you very much." |
'Halloween" is how a horror movie is supposed to made. Entertain the nostalgia folk while grabbing new ones. The movie showed gore but not as much as others do. It was very much like the original, with plenty of references and similarities. Plus, many are calling it a reboot. It is not and you are better served not to think about it that way.
I saw "A Star is Born" and it is good, but not great. My mind kept going back to the 1977 version, and that is not good. One has to believe that Jackson Maine was a huge star when the movie opens. He did not feel like a star.
UPDATE: It only dropped 38.9 percent in the second weekend. It beat expectations again.
MOVIE NEWS: 'Bohemian Rhapsody' beats expectations by a lot - The film played to an audience that was 51 percent female with 78 percent of the crowd coming in aged 25 years or older... ... Critics were wrong on 'Bohemian Rhapsody'...not only was it a thoroughly enjoyable movie, the performances were wonderful. Overall, the movie did indeed rock and the critics missed the boat and many not likely understand what Queen is all about. The music weaves through the movie like a wonderful opera, setting up scene after scene. The soundtrack is Queen and its fan base is showing up. And once I saw a few critics dump on it, I knew group think was going to take over - and it did, for them. But, not those who see it. "Bohemian Rhapsody" is beating expectations at the box office, so now those publications which dumped on it are trying to backtrack. ..at first, I saw where the film would do $20 million; then it moved to $36 million and now, $45-50 million. It ended at $51 million. Kudos to Brian May for this. Tim's tidbits- Is it considered fake news if what you were taught in school was wrong, or incomplete. Or if a media story has the wrong info from a source? And that source supplied the wrong info on purpose. And a rumor is not a source, which is the norm nowadays. Or, how about myths that the media created to enhance a story?
- Abraham Lincoln did not write "The Gettysburg Address" on the back on an envelope on the train ride. - Mason Locke Weems, a biographer, created the cherry tree myth and George Washington. - Meanwhile, Washington did not have wooden teeth, either. - While Abner Doubleday was a Civil War hero, he did not invent baseball. - No witches were burned in Salem. - Ub Iwerks drew the first Mickey Mouse, not Walt Disney. - The correct phrase is “Houston, we’ve had a problem.” - It was the second raising of a American flag at Iwo Jima that we all know. | ||||||||
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When it comes to spewing hate and anger, one need not look any further than TV. Just spend one day going from cable news station to another. It will not take long to see and hear the hate - - on both sides. Until we realize both sides are an issue, it will never change. It is the pundit class that bears some responsibility. They get paid to do this and they, of course, have an agenda. That can easily be changed. TV news does not need that. At least one hour should have no opinions or analysis on it. It should be straight news and no round-tables. TV news just does not happen. It is all planned so the topics they cover is known ahead of time. They book guests designed to spew the talking points in a vile way. Now, if I wrote like this for a newspaper, it would be labeled opinion, and rightly so. I was often called or for blurring the lines, and they editor's labeled in an opinion even when I thought it was not. They were right. News anchors get away with much more than they used to and the audience accepts that. That is the key - - the audience does not care, so the blurring of opinion and news skews it. This website is opinion and offers my take, so this NOT straight news. I know this. Opinion is fine but do not pass that along as straight news. Yes, opinion writing and such have facts in it and there is a fine line when it comes to blurring those lines. Most people will not see it or hear it in today's journalism. That is all be design.
Disclaimer: It seems with blogs and posts, that it is implied that the author of those posts are the person in the photo, etc. Often the case of a blog and/or forum piece is it is compiled from many sources, which the authors simply post. The link should take you were item came from, most of the time. It is not the intention of this site to claim authorship of all on this page, or other pages herein. It is a aggregate site, too. It is a news service and uses feeds from all over. It is real-time reporting and posting from Twitter and other platforms. It is many people and sources. But, I alone, place it here, and often write my take on the item.
After college: spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I got my degree in 1986 from Illinois State University (Mass Communication/Journalism. I worked in newspaper industry and on-air radio host (for many genres) over the years. The business and approach to the news has changed - - and not for the better. It needs to get back to news gathering and basic reporting. And less pundits, opinion-hosts and round-table debates that turn into hate-filled rants. News shows should stick to news.
Some of the shows I worked on:
"Ghostbusters II" "Limit Up"
"Far Out Man" "Opportunity Knocks"
"Baywatch TV Pilot" - lifeguard BP TV commercials
Coors Light first campaign Olympic Stain
"Party All Night" TV movie "Beauty and the Beast" TV
Many shows and commercials I do not remember ....the list is long...
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate. After seven years of that, I went back to Illinois and took what I knew to newspapers and radio there (while still going back to L.A. to work the award season).
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After college: spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I got my degree in 1986 from Illinois State University (Mass Communication/Journalism. I worked in newspaper industry and on-air radio host (for many genres) over the years. The business and approach to the news has changed - - and not for the better. It needs to get back to news gathering and basic reporting. And less pundits, opinion-hosts and round-table debates that turn into hate-filled rants. News shows should stick to news.
Some of the shows I worked on:
"Ghostbusters II" "Limit Up"
"Far Out Man" "Opportunity Knocks"
"Baywatch TV Pilot" - lifeguard BP TV commercials
Coors Light first campaign Olympic Stain
"Party All Night" TV movie "Beauty and the Beast" TV
Many shows and commercials I do not remember ....the list is long...
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate. After seven years of that, I went back to Illinois and took what I knew to newspapers and radio there (while still going back to L.A. to work the award season).
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