“Your mind is totally controlled. It has been stuffed into my mold. And you will do as you are told, until the rights to you are sold.” – Frank Zappa, “I’m the Slime” There are three reasons to watch local TV news. One: The content. Two: Your friend or family member is on TV. Three: [...]
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22 Jun
Saturday night WAGA
Here’s what the DVR turned up while watching WAGA’s 10pm news Saturday. Embattled sergeant. Chris Shaw produced a story about the homecoming of a soldier who lost three limbs in a roadside bomb explosion in Iraq. Interesting enough. But Shaw’s purpose was to tell a detailed story about a controversy surrounding two homes, funded by [...]
19 May
Prospects
Watching Atlanta TV news on weekends is a little like watching minor league baseball. It lacks the big names and the big audience. (It also lacks the whip-cracking management, which often makes the weekend shifts easier on the nerves and psyche.) There are rookie mistakes. But the game is still played with gusto, and there [...]
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