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Forum: Media Talk

There is so much media in our lives: Internet, TV News, Radio, Cable, and Satellite. Have an opinion about it? Lets talk.

  1. Exclamation Sticky Thread Sticky: Media Talk: READ BEFORE POSTING

    Other companies have tried to operate forums for the discussion of the media. Some of these other forums were destroyed by posters who made personal...

    Started by Jason Mendelson, 08-25-2010 08:58 PM
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    08-25-2010 08:58 PM Go to last post
  1. Andy Weintraub Died Today

    I just found out that my longtime colleague, friend, and news cameraman at KCAL Andy Weintraub, passed away today, and I am very sad. What many...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 03-19-2013 09:19 PM
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    • Replies: 1
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    05-19-2013 05:30 PM Go to last post
  2. "Revolution" on NBC

    I saw the premier last night at 10-PM and I think this could be an interesting who-dunnit, what-happened if it doesn't run out of money and gets cut...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 09-18-2012 02:06 AM
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    jericho, pan am, plot of revolution, revolution, revolution on nbc, revolution series, revolution tv show, terra nova, will jericho return, will pan am return, will terra nova return
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 1,244
    05-16-2013 11:09 PM Go to last post
  3. Note to college students: reporter jobs are dying out.

    This is high school and college graduation season and here's a note to those who want to enter the field of journalism: a website report says that...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 05-07-2013 08:38 AM
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    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 52
    05-07-2013 08:38 AM Go to last post
  4. Frank Scoblete The Virgin Kiss

    I've started to read Frank Scoblete's book The Virgin Kiss and the first 23 pages had me captivated. I am guessing that this is Frank's...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 04-11-2013 01:22 AM
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    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 121
    05-02-2013 04:33 AM Go to last post
  5. The start of a brilliant TV career.

    No commentary needed except treat every microphone as if it is a live microphone.

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 04-22-2013 06:33 PM
    cursing on tv, newscaster blunder, newscaster fail, obscenities on tv, tv bloopers, tv failure, tv news blunder, tv news fail, tv obscenities
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 18
    04-22-2013 06:33 PM Go to last post
  6. More "bomb scares" in the news today.

    It's probably only natural that everyone has more heightened awareness of bomb threats after the bombing at the Boston Marathon. But that heightened...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 04-18-2013 08:20 PM
    bomb alerts, bomb scare, bomb scares and police, bomb scares and the news, boston marathon, boston marathon bombing, boston marathon bombs, copycat bombers, news media and bombings, news media bomb scares, news media false alarms, news media false bombs
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 76
    04-18-2013 08:20 PM Go to last post
  7. Time Magazine and the Bostom Marathon Bombing Cover Photo

    Time Magazine is being criticized for its photo on the cover of its Boston Marathon bombing edition. I don't think the photo is offensive, as...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 04-17-2013 12:12 PM
    boston marathon photo, boston marathon time, kid on time magazine, time bombing, time bombing photo, time boston marathon, time boston photo, time magazine, time magazine cover
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 97
    04-17-2013 12:12 PM Go to last post
  8. Why does the media report on SWATting incidents?

    SWATting is when police are called about a crisis at a celebrity's home. It might be a bomb threat or shots fired or a break in or a hostage...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 04-05-2013 10:13 PM
    celebrity and swat, celebrity headline, celebrity news, celebrity police, celebrity shooting, celebrity swat teams, false alarms, police swat team, swat, swat calls, swatting, swatting false alarm, what is swatting
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 108
    04-05-2013 10:13 PM Go to last post
  9. Former CBS Correspondent Ed Rabel blasts local TV News

    Here is a link to Ed Rabel's op-ed column criticizing... no, blasting ... local TV news. I worked with Ed back in the 1970s when I was an Associate...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 03-29-2013 05:05 AM
    best local tv news, cbs evening news, cbs news, ed rabel, ed rabel cbs news, local news, local news worthless, local tv news, local tv stations, walter cronkite, worst local tv news
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    03-29-2013 05:05 AM Go to last post
  10. Using media in today's business environment.

    It amazes me how some businesses resist change, and the business I am talking about specifically is the Real Estate Business. For the last four or...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 03-23-2013 02:24 PM
    ad agencies, advertising trends, best ad agencies, best advertising, changes in marketing, direct mail, doorhangers, ecommerce, junk mail, marketing trends, new media, open house, open house online, search engines, selling online, tv marketing, tv shows, video online, youtube
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 229
    03-27-2013 06:44 PM Go to last post
  11. Poll Poll: How Many Cell Phones Do You Have/Use/Carry?

    Over on the Las Vegas forum, there is a discussion about the number of cell phones people carry and use. The discussion came up when one video poker...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 03-18-2013 10:57 AM
    business cell phone, cell phones, how many cell phones, multiple cell phones, multiple phones, number of cell phones, personal cell phone
    • Replies: 1
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    03-18-2013 04:20 PM Go to last post
  12. Starting your own online company with "crowdfunding."

    There is a new buzzword among Internet entrepreneurs -- crowdfunding. It's also written as "crowd funding" and it's the new way of expressing "I'm...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 02-18-2013 06:19 PM
    ask friends for money, begging, crowd funding, crowdfunder, crowdfunding, crowdfunds, entrepreneur, finding investors, finding seed money, investors, money to start, online start-ups, panhandling, see money, start a business, start up money, start ups, start-up money
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 332
    02-26-2013 09:11 PM Go to last post
  13. Last Resort on ABC

    Wow, what a start to a drama series. A combination of Seven Days in May, Dr. Strangelove, On The Beach, and Fail Safe. This is pretty intense. ...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 09-27-2012 08:04 PM
    abc series last resort, disaster movies, dr. strangelove, fail safe, last resort abc, last restort tv show, nuclear war, nuclear war movies, on the beach
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 386
    02-16-2013 09:44 PM Go to last post
  14. The Wonders of Social Media

    We have to recognize social media for the true wonder it is. It allows us to look back... way back... and to realize that we made the right choices...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 02-14-2013 09:35 AM
    college sweethearts, facebook, high school sweethearts, homecoming, homecoming dates, old boyfriend, old girlfriend, prom dates, valentine's day, valentines, what they look like
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 185
    02-14-2013 09:35 AM Go to last post
  15. Casinos for point of sale advertising.

    Casinos -- yeah, the place you play blackjack or craps or video poker or slots -- are a great venue for point of sale advertising. Casinos have a...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 02-08-2013 09:08 AM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 325
    02-08-2013 08:48 PM Go to last post
  16. Jobs in website content and management

    Today, there was an email telling me that KCBS and KCAL, the CBS-owned TV stations in Los Angeles, are hiring an Assistant Managing Editor for the...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 02-04-2013 04:01 PM
    cbs websites, cbsla.com, internet jobs, kcal website, kcbs website, knx website, news content online, news stations websites, news websites, online content jobs, online jobs, radio news on the web, tv news on the web, web jobs, web unit jobs, website jobs
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 124
    02-04-2013 04:01 PM Go to last post
  17. Joel Connable Died

    I am in shock and disbelief. Joel Connable who worked at KCAL/KCBS with me for several years, has died. Joel currently was anchoring in Seattle at...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 11-08-2012 02:05 AM
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    • Replies: 26
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    01-08-2013 01:16 PM Go to last post
  18. Burlington TV commercial that mimics a slot machine.

    Burlington Coat Factory is currently running a Christmas shopping TV commercial with sale items displayed on an image that mimics a slot machine. ...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 12-19-2012 09:56 PM
    burlington coat factory, burlington slot machine, casino gambling, christmas sale, slot machine, slot machine ads, tv slot machine
    • Replies: 0
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    12-19-2012 09:56 PM Go to last post
  19. December 17, 1973

    Thirty nine years ago today, I did my first TV news report at the old WHEN TV5 in Syracuse, New York. WHEN is now WTVH and it no longer has an...

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 12-17-2012 03:54 AM
    al roker, andy brigham, cbs news, central new york tv, dexter blake, early tv news, jay newman, jon bowman, ron curtis, silent film, sound on film, syracuse tv stations, wfbl radio, when tv5, wtvh syracuse
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 282
    12-17-2012 08:54 AM Go to last post
  20. Sandy Hook Elementary and the age of misinformation

    I remember not so long ago when it was said that we were in the information age because of mass media -- TV and radio and Cable TV and the Internet....

    Started by Alan Mendelson, 12-17-2012 01:19 AM
    accuracy and news, confirm, media sandy hook, news control, news eithics, news errors sandy hook, news ethics sandy hook, news of sandy hook, news standards, sandy hook elementary
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 211
    12-17-2012 01:19 AM Go to last post

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