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 Jon Friedman's Media Web: Sex appeal comes to The Nation (Market Watch) Journalists love to be surprised. We live to find story angles that reek of contradictions. Every once in a while, we’re lucky enough to come across something that sounds too good to be true. The Nation -- known for its serious take on news and politics -- is spicing things up with a sex column.
Video news' future: Deja vu all over again? (CNET via Yahoo! News) I spent Tuesday afternoon as a guest of Beet.TV impresario Andy Plesser, who hosted a fascinating colloquium at Stanford University. It was a small group, maybe a couple of dozen people altogether, drawn from the technology industry, the venture capital community and media to discuss the state of online video.
Tim Russert Honored in Upstate New York (TheCelebrityCafe.com) The "Meet The Press" host will have a highway named in his honor.
TCA: NBC’s Capus Defends Election Coverage by Olbermann, Matthews (Broadcasting and Cable) NBC News president Steve Capus, Countdown anchor Keith Olbermann at TCA tour: “The audience gets it.â€
Snow used faith to battle cancer that killed him (Knoxville News Sentinel) Few things in life cause more shame than encounters with con artists, those old-fashioned predators who know how to massage egos while selling snake oil by the barrel.
Snow, former Bush spokesman, dies at 53 (The Washington Times) Tony Snow, the former Bush White House press secretary known for his wit and agility at the podium, who inspired others by facing cancer with hope and optimism, died early Saturday at Georgetown University Hospital. He was 53.
2008 Republican National Convention Announces Online Video Contest (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) The 2008 Republican National Convention today announced the launch of their 2008 Convention Video Program with YouTube(TM), the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos. The national online video contest will ask Americans to answer the question, "Why are you a Republican in 2008?"
Voters Answer: 'Why Are You a Democrat in 2008?' on YouTube for a Chance to Attend and Premiere Video at the ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) In keeping with its commitment to bring more people into the democratic process than ever before, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced the launch of a national online video contest with YouTube - inviting Americans to respond to the question: "Why are you a Democrat in 2008?"
Twisters photographed and videoed by Advertiser readers have become internet stars on YouTube thanks to the Advertiser (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser) TWISTERS photographed and videoed by Advertiser readers on Sunday have become internet stars thanks to the Advertiser. A mobile phone clip from reader Neil Amos from Ormskirk was among the most viewed news videos on YouTube this week.
How to save the BBC from itself (and get its hand out of our pockets) (Daily Telegraph) A combination of corporate imperialism and institutional self-regard stops the broadcaster seeing where its future lies, argues Jeff Randall
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