Category Archive for 'Media'

The print and broadcast media have swarmed into Haiti and now the news is filled with their perception of what isn’t getting done. I would like to address some of these in order to bring some perspective to the wails from the media.

Miley turns 18 on November 23, 2010. She may be looking to move into adulthood through another entertainment venue, probably the movies. She is still in the Disney stable, at least until she takes after many of the women that preceded her and fall apart with drugs, lesbian affairs and a career in the toilet.

CBS graphic for story on confirmed H1N1 testing

CBS News Exclusive: Study Of State Results Finds H1N1 Not As Prevalent As Feared

Chuck Simmins states:
I looked at the story and my jaw dropped. Without any research at all, I could tell something was wrong with their numbers.

These numbers are supposed to be through late July, when the CDC asked the states to change [...]

Real World – Baghdad

Army Spc. Ryan Conklin, an infantryman for the North Carolina National Guard's 252nd Combined Arms Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, stands between Jason Williams, left, and Matt Ruecker from MTV's "Real World" at Joint Security Station Saydiyah in Baghdad, July 3. Conklin was a housemate on the show when he was recalled to active duty to deploy. Photo by Pfc. Kelly LeCompte

During the show, Conklin received a call from his brother, notifying him that he’d been recalled to active duty. Ruecker and Williams were there when Conklin received the call, and have since followed him to Iraq.

“It’s not just a news story, it’s deeper than that” Ruecker said. “Being the first people from MTV [in Iraq], I think that hopefully, we’re going to provide a story that is not typical that is coming out of this region.”

“And not typical to MTV,” Williams added.

This is quite a clever idea, and should prove attractive to both consumers and advertisers. Most businesses do their very best to begin with, and their participation in this program will not change their business practices. Program participation will, however, bring them the cachet that belonging to the Better Business Bureau used to.

FTC spoof video of freecreditreport.com television commercial

FTC video spoof of freecreditreport.com commercials

Holly Hunter, the star of the hit television show "Saving Grace"

The first episode for season 3 of the television drama Saving Grace just blew the lovely wife and me away. Talk about kicking it up a notch. The first episode for season 3 is the one that ought to be on the Emmy reel, and on the resume of every actor that appeared.

Marine Corps Cpl. Kimberly Crawford, a combat correspondent stationed at Camp Lejuene, N.C., reviews the day’s top news stories prior to a newscast at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Matthew Thompson

When Crawford became a Marine, she wasn’t interested in being a broadcaster.

“I avoided broadcasting when I was at the Defense Information School,” Crawford said. “I didn’t think I would like it, [and] didn’t see the artistic view. But [then] I saw that the video camera wasn’t much different from a still camera.”