Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Today's Show

Views of the News, Dec. 2, 2009

Media coverage of the Obama Afghanistan speech ... the White House dinner gate-crashers ... and Tiger Woods' "transgressions." Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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This week's topic links

Media reaction to Obama's Afghanistan speech





The White House "gatecrashers"

Savanah Guthrie, NBC Nightly News: "Guessed list? Party crashers confused about invite"


Washington Times editorial: "Vindicating White House gate-crashers" (sarcasm)

Tiger Woods and tabloid rumors






Kahler family murders and local media coverage

Brennan David and T.J. Greaney, Columbia Daily Tribune: "Slain woman was target of online stalker. $10 million bond is set for Kahler."



Making news un-Google-able?



Joseph Tartakoff, PaidContent.org: "Huffington to Murdoch: Stop 'Pointing Fingers'"

Eric Pfanner, The New York Times: "Google and News Corp. Do Need Each Other"



Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Today's Show

Views of the News, Nov. 18, 2009

Is "crowd-funding" the future of journalism? ... "The Daily Show," Sean Hannity, and the misuse of file footage ... and, "Web scraping" of the accused. Panelists: Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis, Marty Steffens.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Today's Show

Views of the News, Nov. 11, 2009

Media coverage of the Ft. Hood shootings and the "Islamist extremist" angle ... an overblown sweeps promo on local TV ... and, did the Innocence Project student reporters pay for friendly interviews? Panelists: Mike McKean, Lee Wilkins, Charles Davis.

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