Tag: Media

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Swim stars huge in U.S. media, ho-hum in China’s

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

One can hardly turn on a screen in the United States without seeing Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. But, in China, coverage of the record-setting team is slim. Contributing to the collective shoulder-shrug, the Chinese haven’t fielded a competitive men’s swim team in many years. On the other hand, Chinese coverage of judo and badminton — even American badminton — dwarf the American equivalent.

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Black radio: Making waves, making money

Monday, August 11, 2008

Guest: Patrik Henry Bass, senior editor at ESSENCE magazine

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Journalists of color talk about an unprecedented presidential election season

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Last week, 6,800 people gathered in Chicago for UNITY, a conference held every four years for journalists of color. It's the largest reoccurring journalism convention in the nation. Between panels, a Sunday appearance by Barack Obama and industry parties, attendees spoke with The Takeaway about media coverage of the 2008 election.

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"Wall Street got drunk" and other pithy phrases for global crises

Friday, July 25, 2008

President Bush summed up America's recent economic woes this week with four cool words: "Wall Street got drunk." The Takeaway asked you for more catchy crisis slogans.

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McCain to media: "What about me?"

Thursday, July 24, 2008

With Barack Obama abroad you’d think that would mean more media attention at home for John McCain. But that’s not how things have worked out. What does exactly does John McCain have to do to get a little media lovin’ this week?

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Vincent Williams: When the scary becomes the stupid: Obama satire in the New Yorker

Monday, July 14, 2008

By Vincent Williams : Guest Contributor

So... the New Yorker cover... Barack Obama's wearing the Somali garb, Michelle Obama has a huge afro, donned in black militant fatigues and, uh-oh, they're giving each other that strange greeting called "dap." Hey, it's the New Yorker. They do satire. Of course Obama's campaign said it was too much ...

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The future of journalism: outsourcing to India?

Wednesday, July 09, 2008

The American newspaper business is struggling and few know it better than Miami Herald copy editor Brayden Simms. In a cost-cutting move, his job is one of many expected to be outsourced to India. The Herald isn’t alone. Major papers across the country are dramatically reducing staff, and a few are picking up the slack with help from abroad. Roy Peter Clark, senior scholar at the Poynter Institute, says it's a controversial issue in newsrooms even as industry woes continue.

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How do you get your election news?

Monday, June 23, 2008

The times they are a-changin'. It’s a quick-hit, fast-paced world and getting information isn’t what it used to be. For a professor in Atlanta, this historic election cycle has been a chance to watch how new and first-time voters have become engaged with the democratic process—and the tools they are using to stay informed.

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Looking at new economic numbers amid a possible recession

Friday, June 13, 2008

A mixed bag of economic indicators and the struggles of independent bank Lehman Brothers this week have resuscitated fears of recession. The Takeaway gets the perspective of The New York Times’s David Leonhardt.

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Middle-class actors need love too

Friday, May 09, 2008

Contract negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and major Hollywood studios broke down earlier this week. The studios have offered to resume talks on May 28. The actor's contract terminates on June 30.

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Reach out, rip it open, shock the world!

Saturday, April 26, 2008

By John Hockenberry

The work I used to do in radio was generally done with a screwdriver. I ripped the backs off of commercial radios and hacked and tweaked them to my own specifications. Every radio warned on the back in scary typefaces that I was taking my life into my hands.
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