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Since news has warped into something very different from the days when I first go into it, I will now NOT cover it the same way in which the majority do - group think has taken over. As you go to many sites and watch TV news (read the paper), the stories are all the same, 24/7. I will explain why and how that happens. And focus on covering them, from TV news, radio, newspapers, to Hollywood. Yes, it has affected attendance, readership and viewership for these institutions. The business models are changing and we will report on them. Much of news is now gossip and sleaze-laced items not fit for front pages. News should not be pundits and opinion hosts spewing 24/7, either. The ticker to the right will have the latest breaking news item. Below will focus on other items; not the same thing every single outlet has, hopefully. Sometimes one cannot avoid that, but attempting to avoid group think is the goal.
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Media and social media, come on, be honest on the idea that Trump is not at Barbara Bush's funeral...Hmm, there was no wondering where Obama was when the funeral of Nancy Reagan was taking place. Or Betty Ford's. He was not at either one of them. And to be fair, sitting presidents do not attend funerals for a first lady...
Trump breaks tradition, invites no Democrats to first state dinner http://hill.cm/T7dR4Y2 Are We Headed For A Dark Age Of Social Media?Forbes...A glance through the recent headlines regarding major social apps like Facebook and Twitter might have you worried about the future of social media. Global social media advertising spend in 2016 was nearly 31 billion USD, and most U.S. businesses with a web presence at least have a social media ... A Parkland sixth-grader who left campus during the National Student Walkout was killed yesterday https://usat.ly/2F4S1dI ...a bit deceiving since it is in El Paso, not Florida. @margheritamvs No coup attempt in Riyadh. A toy drone/plane got too close too the King’s palace and was shot down. #SaudiArabia #Riyadh |
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Americans favor protecting information freedoms over government steps to restrict false news online Nearly six-in-ten Americans say the public’s freedom to access information online should be protected even if it means false information can also be published. Roughly four-in-ten say the U.S. government should take steps to restrict false information even if it limits those freedoms. The public is more open to technology companies taking action.
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Largest Elvis Week Ever Expected at Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, August 9-18...Ten-Day Event to Celebrate the Music, Life and Legacy of Elvis Presley with Unprecedented Concerts and Special Performances at Graceland’s New E...
NBA Playoffs Post Best Opening Saturday Ratings In Five Years Note, most people who discuss ratings, do it wrong. Please remember that cable and broadcast networks are very different. When one is a high-rated show on cable, it would be a disaster on the broadcast networks. The broadcast nets are ABC, CBS, Fox (not the news channel), NBC, and the CW. Netflix and the like are not close to them, either.
@Timobns - I was often mocked for hating on Facebook. I knew they wanted to be a media company and not just a social media company. They did and blew it. They use info from us and then put ads on it and do it without revenue sharing at all. And people willing put their info on it and then complain when it all goes wrong. Apps are a nightmare.
NOW: Rank speculation and pundit round-tables have ruined news and breaking events. The usual happens when a breaking news event drops. It is TV news that IS the problem. Newspapers often do the best job but the audience often wants visuals. TV news is visual. That is a major issue when breaking news happens. We all go to the pictures. Perhaps, that needs to change. The usual break in on TV, the speculation, then the first presser and more speculation. During the pressers (I have been to many) they are often worthless, and not the fault of the authorities. It is embarrassing hearing the media talk over each other and ask certain questions that are NOT needed at the moment. TV news is always searching out so-called experts and they, too, can hurt. When it comes to politics, these experts cloudy up the place, often because they have a political agenda they want to spread around.
BEFORE: With the advent of the 24/7 news coverage, things must change. The way breaking news is done these days is nothing short of ridiculous. The anchors are willing to use any eyewitness and spout any theory. Perhaps they should let the pictures tell more of the story since no one knows what is going on. Now, the anchors go to the phrase, "things are very fluid" when news break. Yes, in other words, much of what they are reporting on early will be wrong. And they know it. News folks all become experts on the place in which this breaking news is located. It appears as if the TV news folk feel the need to compete with Twitter for this type of reporting. They should do what they know works, not opine and speculate while filling air time.
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WORLDWIDE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
DOMESTIC BOX OFFICE comScore’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian commented, "Global box office draw Dwayne Johnson took the world by storm with Warner Bros.' 'Rampage' earning $34.5 million this weekend in North America and $114.1 million in 61 international territories for a combined opening worldwide weekend of $148.6 million." 
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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.
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I worked in media for 30 years...never let us define you - - now, I report of how they cover them and keep my entertainment beat...on my own is the way to go...I cover more of the business side of TV and movies. When requested to do more gossip and personality features on show business folk for newspaper editors, I balked and resisted. That was never what I cared about when it came to show business. The award season circuit is actually the business of show. It looks like they are handing out awards all the time, but that is the business and marketing of show. Not all award shows are covered anymore because they, too, have lost sight of themselves and got too cocky and political. Also, I am more about content than photos and video. That just seem too lazy for me. Anyone can do that, but content in king. CLICK ON FORUM ABOVE AND THEN CLICK ON REAL TIME REPORTS FOR LIVE COVERAGE/AND FOR PAST EVENT COVERAGE - @Timobns
