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2.09.2016
The Shrinking Landscape of Local TV News
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The Nexstar Broadcast Group has steadily built its empire over the years, buying up television stations in large, medium and small markets a...
9.11.2015
Remembering 9/11
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I was a student at the University of Memphis on September 11, 2001. I was having quite a bad few days. School had began two weeks before an...
8.17.2015
Reality TV: Is This What TV Has Come To?
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My sister and mother love watching what are called "reality" TV series. These are supposedly real life situations filmed for the p...
7.22.2014
Grand Forks, North Dakota viewers object to TV news being outsourced to Fargo
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WDAZ-TV, Grand Forks Smaller communities value their news, whether it's source is the local newspaper or a small TV station. People ...
4.01.2014
The Idea of Going Car-Free in Memphis is Laughable and Sad at the Same Time
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I have lived in Memphis the majority of my life. I was born here and I know this city very well. While this is the only city I would truly e...
3.18.2014
Can drones replace news helicopters?
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After watching a very interesting piece about drones on 60 Minutes, I sent out this tweet: I can totally see smaller market TV stations ...
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11.11.2013
The Value of Local Television in Smaller Markets
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Something crazy is on the verge of happening in southern New Jersey. When I heard about this, I almost thought it was a joke. But what I...
9.30.2013
MS Gulfcoast station WXXV launches local newscasts
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Since the early 60's, the only source of local TV news for residents in South Mississippi has been Raycom's WLOX. That changes tod...
4.10.2013
Aereo: Innovation or theft?
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After a recent collective legal effort by America's over-the-air (OTA) broadcast networks, the 2nd Circuit US Court of Appeals in New ...
2.05.2013
Car theft dashed because would-be thieves were too dumb to drive stick shift
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Maybe if more people drove vehicles with manual transmissions, less of them would get stolen. Perhaps... This would almost be funny if...
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