Ok, so the pic of Malia in the peace sign t-shirt it isn’t exactly as iconic as John John playing underneath JFK’s desk in the oval office — but to suggest that the youngest members of the First Family be hidden completely is just… strange.
Archive for July, 2009
10 Jul
Doesn’t play well with others
A common myth got shattered last week when the entity known as the Local News Service lost one of its three subscribing Atlanta TV stations. The myth is this: That the “news media” is a conspiratorial, monolithic entity that works in lockstep to feed garbage and liberalism to the masses. The truth is much, much [...]
8 Jul
Localizing MJ
No, we watched none of the local TV coverage of the Michael Jackson story. It poses the classic local news dilemma: The essence of the story is across the continent, at the Staples Center in LA. But you’ve got umpteen hours of local news time to kill. Love him or not, everybody’s talking about MJ. [...]
7 Jul
Bye bye, Skycam
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was no more visible piece of equipment in Atlanta TV news than the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter employed by WXIA. Dubbed “Skycam,” the blue and white helicopter floated among the tops of Atlanta skyscrapers every weeknight whether it needed to or not. Its affable, swashbuckling pilot-reporter, Bruce [...]
6 Jul
A little balance, please
Certain Speculation By CB Hackworth newsmanatl [at] gmail [dot] com First, credit where it is due: Notwithstanding some insulting theatrics surrounding the selection of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s newest columnist, Kyle Wingfield has quickly proven himself to be a good hire. He is calm and rational… a good, clear writer who makes compelling arguments… and he [...]
1 Jul
Boom goes the dynamite
Think it’s easy to be a news or sports anchor? Think it’s just a matter of applying makeup, sitting in a chair and reading a teleprompter? Think again. Odds are, you’ve seen this bit of Indiana-based sportscasting. Stephen Colbert has referenced it at least twice, Will Smith once at the Oscars. But if you’re a [...]
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