The Media Drop

This week, I’ve seen a few links to SCOUT’s tips for corporate blogging, which was a nice addition to the usual rigamarole of things that we’ve seen of late. (Although Waltham is spelled w-a-l-t-h-a-m, you’ve got your “h” and “t” flipped - just joshin’ with ya)
While those ten suggestions are very solid and I’d […]

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Just read at CNNMoney.com that Ted Turner will not look for re-election to the Time Warner board of directors. In some ways, he’s already exited stage left some time ago. In other ways, this is kind of a momentous moment for those of us who enjoy the world of media.

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Over at the Fast Company blog on Thursday, Kevin Ohannessian posted his criticism of Wednesday night’s coverage of craiglist on ABC’s “Nightline” program - which he felt was unjustly critical of the Web service. Ohannessian even calls it a “sad defense of old media by old media.”
You can read about it here and see a […]

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Congrats to West Coast pal Irina Slutsky for snagging a title (which comes with an editor gig) at Top 10 Sources. Good stuff!

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From my pal Notorious MiG comes news of a fun headline from this particular story from today’s Lenta.ru.
He informs me that the headline translates to “Russia makes Gretzky cry” - NICE!
Additionally, MiG points out that “lenta” means “tape.” More specifically, the tape used to print out the news. So, it’s “The Tape.”

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If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, then you’ll recognize the name Debra Galant as someone I’ve mentioned before - she’s one of the names behind the super fun local news and commentary site, Barista of Bloomfield Avenue, based on the goings-on in Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, and Montclair, NJ. In case you haven’t heard, […]

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This morning, Chris Thilk alerted me to this article over at MediaPost where John Wolfe wrote about a move by the Dallas Morning News to add a new magazine - on a DVD - into its Sunday editions later on this Spring. It looks like some mix of advertising and content - we’ll call it […]

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W00t!
Chalk another one up for iTunes, as it was announced that it would carry highlights and other video content from NASCAR through its Music Store, writes News.com’s Greg Sandoval.

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Had a great time at the GETV Turns 1000 event last night in San Francisco. In case you’re not familiar with GETV, or Geek Entertainment Television, it’s a pretty slick videocast / vodcast / whatever we’re calling it today that is put together by Eddie Codel, Irina Slutsky, Jennifer Myronuk, Sarah Pullman, Violet Blue, and […]

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Looks like Oprah is, yet again, extending her reach. This time, she’s made a deal with XM Satellite Radio to start a new radio channel later this year, according to the Associated Press.

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