Category: Media
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History Channel Refuses to Air Propaganda Kennedy Documentary
Brave New Films tried to stop the creation of a new miniseries about President Kennedy even before it went into production after the script was submitted for perusal to leading historians such as Ted Sorensen and Thurston Clarke. These scholars said that the proposed miniseries was chock full of unmitigated distortions of the truth. Despite…
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Tragedy in Tucson Also Wounds Press
There is but one basic rule in journalism that must not be broken at all costs: ‘Get the story right!’ Unfortunately not only did the horrific events of last weekend in Tucson leave several people wounded and killed, the media itself hurt badly as it fell a few more notches in credibility and believability in…
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Over 8 Million Xbox Kinects Sold in 60 Days
The Xbox Kinect’s success exceeded even Microsoft Corp’s expectations. In the first sixty days following the launch, over 8 million of the game systems were sold, flying past the company’s original goal of 5 million. The competing ‘Move’ sold 4.1 million units in its first two months. The device, created by Sony Corp, is similar…
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Top Five Cable Shows Attract Millions of Viewers
For the best in television entertainment more and more people each year are turning to cable networks, leaving the broadcast networks scrambling to put together shows that can compete. What follows is a list of the top five cable shows which attract the most viewers. 5. Walking Dead can be seen on the AMC cable…
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For Real Entertainment You Simply Need Cable
Broadcast networks these days are having a hard time finding the hits they need to stay afloat, but the cable networks seem to have the secret recipe. Today viewers must turn to cable for the quality entertainment they seek. The following are the top top cable shows, in two installments from tenth to first place…
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Ignoring the Internet is Not a Good Policy for Advertising
The last election brought into sharp focus the debate about where to best place those precious advertising dollars. According to an article which appeared in Advertising Age entitled “Why Online Advertising Didn’t Matter in the 2010 Elections,” TV is still king if you want to win an election. According to the article, unless you are…
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Couple Given Second Chance for $800,000 on Fox TV Game Show
A couple on the new Fox game show called “Million dollar Money Drop” were disqualified from winning $800,000 for giving what the show thought was a wrong answer, but it turned out that it was the correct answer. On the episode which was aired last Monday, the couple, Gabe Okoye and Brittany Mayti chose to…
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Fox News Responds to University of Maryland Study
Michael Clemente, senior vice president for news at Fox News, responded harshly to the study conducted by the University of Maryland which reported that Fox News viewers are the least informed of any other consumers of news media outlets. Mr. Clemente issued his statement to Brian Stelter of the New York Times, which reads in…
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Fox News Viewers Least Informed: Study Shows
The University of Maryland recently conducted a study which suggests that viewers of Fox News are the most mis-informed on issues than regular viewers of any other channel. The study found that the general level of trust which viewers have in the news media is low, with 90% of all respondents saying that they believed…
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Sirius XM Signed With Howard Stern
The feisty radio host Howard Stern has come to an agreement with Sirius XM radio to continue to jockey for them until December 31st, 2015. Known to many as the ‘shock-jock,’ Stern has been known to swear while on the air and often discusses subjects with decidedly adult content. He has been forced to pay…