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Re: “Russert Has Spent 20 Years Building Credibility. All Of A Sudden He’s Taking Questions From [A] Daily Kos Blogger?” - TVNewser

noozprof — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:33:42 -0000

Let's not confuse Keith's shtick on Countdown with his anchoring of the primaries. He is far more partisan on the former, and surprisingly restrained on the latter. As for the Daily Kos, who is to say that it is not the modern-day equivalent of The Atlantic or The Nation? It's a brave new world out there, and it's scary, but we all have to navigate it. As John Hockenberry said the other day on The TakeAway, "It's a Grand Theft Auto World - we just live in it." Tell it to Hillary, too.

Re: mediabistro.com: TVNewser

noozprof — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:15:19 -0000

CNBC is still staffed by men behaving badly and girls who want to emulate them. FOX is worse - but at least when they are anchoring that show from a barstool in a real bar they are honest about their work environment and the relative possession of their senses.

Re: mediabistro.com: FishbowlNY

noozprof — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:20:41 -0000

If he is Canadian, maybe he can do something about making beer in the US more like beer in Canada. That would be a contribution to world peace.

Re: mediabistro.com: TVNewser

noozprof — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:22:48 -0000

No adult supervision? I disagree. Those ARE the adults, which makes it scarier still. Fox is still worse, though. Not sure what the answer is.

Re: Exit Interview: Mediabistro Founder Laurel Touby - FishbowlNY

noozprof — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:56:12 -0000

The negative posts aside, mediabistro is quite an accomplishment. By the time their sabbaticals are done, the entire media landscape may have changed once again. Mort Zuckerman may be Jon Fine's new boss - or not. What a concept! Anyway, good luck and Godspeed to Laurel and Jon Fine as they engage the next phase of their lives together.

Re: Search Still on For <em>Times</em> SVP of Communications? - mediabistro.com: PRNewser

noozprof — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:11:05 -0000

I am available as well.

Re: Maddow/Olbermann Invited to White House Chat with Obama, But Fox Isn't a News Organization? - mediabistro.com: TVNewser

noozprof — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:32:59 -0000

"However, co-anchor Gretchen Carlson didn't have her facts correct..."
Since when do facts matter at FOX. C'mon. The whole crew is factually challenged. Get a grip.

Re: More Employees Fleeing <i>BusinessWeek</i>? - mediabistro.com: FishbowlNY

noozprof — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:25:27 -0000

I wager that Bloomberg will not be offering the same salaries (they'll be lower; what a surprise!) and this will be after an efficiency study and a round of layoffs. Today's intern will be next month's EIC. Stay tuned.

Re: Is Keith Olbermann Hurting America? - mediabistro.com: TVNewser

noozprof — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:26:55 -0000

Professor George - I propose a simple, three-step solution - so simple that even a tenured Harvard professor can understand it. (Any more than three steps and a tenured Harvard professor can get confused.)

Step 1.) Pick up the remote for your cable/television.

Step 2.) Change the channel to TVLand, where you can watch reruns of Andy Griffith

Step 3.) Don't think about Keith ever again.

See how simple that is? You can choose to watch, or not watch, Keith and MSNBC. I do the same thing with Faux News - I choose not to watch - and I feel much better for it.

As for Keith, I wouldn't miss him. He is one of the few to call out the liars and hypocrites on Faux News and on the right wing in general. Michelle Bachmann especially. As for divisiveness, Glenn Beck and his birther buddies are doing far more harm to America than Keith ever will, though not as much as Bush/Cheney did while they were in office.

Re: Jim Cramer + Martha Stewart + A Bed = Write Your Own Caption - mediabistro.com: TVNewser

noozprof — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:32:59 -0000

"He gets a white fluffy robe? And all I get is this lousy top that reminds me of my prison jumpsuit? Whose show is this anyway?"

Re: Last Day for Mediabistro Poll: Will Paywalls Save Newspapers? - mediabistro.com: BayNewser

noozprof — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:17:47 -0000

The problem is that print ads have always made the big money for newspapers - the newsstand price barely covers the cost of putting out the paper. News orgs would need to show that ads placed in their pages on the Internet would have the same impact as those in print - demographically (age, income, etc.) as well as numerically (total readership). \

But the Internet universe is so balkanized as to make that nearly impossible. Someone blogging in a basement can show similar results with enough spunk and connections. So why buy newspaper ads?

Buh-bye, print. Nice to know ya. Last person to leave the newsroom, please turn out the lights.

Re: Anita Dunn To Step Down as White House Communications Director - mediabistro.com: PRNewser

noozprof — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:14:34 -0000

From the posting in Politico:

"Dunn took the job on an interim basis about six months ago after the first person Obama named to the key post, former Emily’s List director Ellen Moran, left the post for the Commerce Department, citing family reasons.

"A senior White House official said Dunn always expected to leave and had stayed longer than she initially planned."

People come and go all the time in the WH. This is no big deal.

Her planned departure is no 'victory' for Fox or anyone else. She wanted to go. She's gone. End of story.

True, picking a fight with Fox was ill-conceived and a loser out of the gate. But someone up top had to approve it - Axelrod, Plouffe, whoever. Even in going ahead with the campaign, though, direct involvement by the WH was a mistake - bashing Fox should have been left to surrogates or to the VP (like Nixon did with Agnew). Presidents and their immediate subordinates do NOT get involved like that. It is very unpresidential, IMHO.

Now that they have stuck themselves with this situation, though, they should just let it be. It'll blow over.

This does not dismiss the fact that the WH is right about Fox News, or should I say, Faux News, which is a megaphone for the neocons and the wingnuts.

Live and learn. Good case study there. Good doctoral dissertation. Now let's move on.

Re: Why Did Anita Dunn Step Down As White House Communications Director? - mediabistro.com: PRNewser

noozprof — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:26:30 -0000

Agree with facebook - Dunn departure is a non -story, though the dust-up with Fox was ill-advised and in some ways poorly carried out. Maybe not her fault - she had buy-in from up top, obviously.

Re: Rachel Maddow Calls Out Another PR Firm - mediabistro.com: PRNewser

noozprof — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:02:42 -0000

This would require the PRSA to start enforcing its own code - by calling out some firms and individuals, as RM has done, or by suspending membership or, where appropriate, revoking APR status. The big question is: will it happen, or will PRSA just let this one slide? Stay tuned.

Re: Sarah Palin's Diary - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

noozprof — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:21:27 -0000

So Sarah's a scribe. Ummm, yah! And Lynn Vincent just dropped by for a cup of coffee to discuss, oh, sin tax - you know, those pesky tariffs on cigarettes and alcohol. Oh! Wait! You mean 'syntax,' as in proper sentence structure. No, no, no! Palin and Lynn Vincent were just two girls chatting in the kitchen in Wasilla! And getting paid. Now, there they go again, those liberal media types from the lower 48 that are just waiting behind the duck blind of impartiality before blasting poor, poor Sarah with 'gotcha' questions like, "What do you read?" Shame on them! As a card-carrying writer, Sarah Palin carries around the abridged OED in her knapsack. It's true! Just ask Lynn Vincent, who is also a victim. They are just rogue maverick victims, I tell ya! I say, Palin/Prejean for President/VP in 2012! Think about it! The gays and feminists will have no one to vote for! So Palin/Prejean will be proof of intelligent design! Perfect!

Re: mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

noozprof — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:43:21 -0000

Please go back to watching Fox News and betting on professional football, and leave the real writing to the rest of us. Thanks.

Re: Sarah Palin's Diary - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

noozprof — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:35:15 -0000

As if you know about the OED. Have a nice day.

Re: Sarah Palin's Diary - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

noozprof — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:07:59 -0000

Okee dokee, David. And thanks. It is appreciated.

Re: Sarah Palin's Diary - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

noozprof — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:11:32 -0000

No. it stands for the Oxford English Dictionary, a thick tome that is considered to be the arbiter of the language. Just so you know. Have a nice day.

Re: Sarah Palin's Diary - mediabistro.com: GalleyCat

noozprof — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:14:19 -0000

And I graduated in summer of '68. summerof67 is very personal in its significance, of course. We all have our favorite summers as teenagers. '67 was mine. Long story. I like cats too, btw.

Re: Online Writers Now Have Greater Shot Of Winning Pulitzer - mediabistro.com: FishbowlNY

noozprof — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:05:42 -0000

Good. The Pulitzer for online reporting enables the winner to give up the day job at Starbucks.

So online jJournalism as a career continues to flourish. Gotta love it. Film at eleven.

BTW - I need that Starbucks job. Let me know when it's available. Thanks.

Re: What's A Real Sex? - mediabistro.com: AgencySpy

noozprof — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:25:31 -0000

I am looking real sex. Also looking move much money from Nigeria. You get half moneys and real sex too. You help me, yes?

Re: LA Huffpo Launches Promising More Local Gigs For No Pay - mediabistro.com: FishbowlLA

noozprof — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:41:31 -0000

Presumably Tina is being paid. I guess HuffPo is the poster child for journalism educators. " Wow, I can go $60,000 in debt for a master's in journalism from Columbia for a chance to write for HuffPo. Where do I sign?"

Re: Hilton Hotels PR Up for Review - mediabistro.com: PRNewser

noozprof — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:36:27 -0000

Paging Don Draper... Paging Don Draper. Mister Hilton on line 1.

Re: Kimberly Dozier Returns to Iraq for First time Since 2006 Attack - mediabistro.com: TVNewser

noozprof — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:18:13 -0000

Kimberly - I admire your courage and certainly don't doubt your journalistic chops, but please think this one through. Don't tempt fate. Bob Simon nearly bought it during the first Gulf War. I know - David Halberstam, Dean Brelis and Blaine Littel all died from other causes, but the Middle East is so very different. Travel safely and watch your back. Thanks.