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Deep Background for August 29 – September 4, 2010

August 29th, 2010 joel

One of the most consistently criticized elements of local TV news is the live truck remote. For breaking news stories, live video “as it happens” could be tremendously powerful in telling the story. But in small market TV, much of the live shots are “after it happens,” with a reporter standing in front of a quiet scene, and often you you are left to imagine what event looked like.

This week, frequent P&T commenter R.I.P WSEE weighed in on the “happy news” live shots at the fairs and festivals, and had this to say about remotes:

Please no more live shots outside a building where a meeting took place hours ago or a verdict was read at 4PM and you are the lead at 11.

You can weigh in about live shots, voicetracking, newspaper shrinking, or any other media topic in Erie and elsewhere on this open forum. Leave a comment below, send a quick e-mail to me, or tweet us @pressandtower.

Embrace the chaos!

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Deep Background for August 22-28, 2010

August 22nd, 2010 joel

August has turned into a time of significant change for Erie’s media.

Long-term TV personalities have flown the market, the newspaper has unequivocally called out County Councilmen and women based on their support of the proposed Community College, the Citadel group experienced a resurgence in Erie’s radio ratings even Connie Media’s #1 station extends its lead, and Erie’s top new media properties join together to further connect their/our readers.

We are covering it all in the coming days after this lengthy hiatus. Meanwhile you can spout off on anything media topic you desire in this open forum. Leave a comment below, e-mail me, or tweet @pressandtower.

Embrace the chaos!

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Deep Background for August 1-7, 2010

August 1st, 2010 joel

This is your open forum on all things media, Erie and elsewhere…use it!

Leave a comment below, e-mail me or tweet @pressandtower.

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Deep Background for July 25-31, 2010

July 25th, 2010 joel

Andrew Breitbart and his extensively edited YouTube video of Shirley Sherrod is the latest example of social media leading the “old” media around by the nose. Maybe it’s because of the mixing of entertainment into the newscast, or the budget cutbacks of real journalists, or even an inferiority complex and envy of the new viral media, but major vetting procedures were missed this week in the rush to judgment by Fox and the government. A whole lot of people messed up.

In Erie, its cutbacks and the economy which causes us to endure less than stellar picture quality from our TV stations, the same DJ voicetracking on multiple radio stations of different formats, and single reporters covering the entire local beat on the weekends for the newspaper. Lots of opportunities for messing up.

We can’t go back to the old days, but as media consumers we can demand better. Let your voice be heard hear on this open forum; leave a comment below, send me an e-mail or Tweet (don’t forget to follow @pressandtower).

Embrace the chaos!

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Deep Background for July 18-24, 2010

July 18th, 2010 joel

I’m all awash in social media these days.

I had an “off-the-hook” birthday this week with well-wishers from across the country on my Facebook profile. I connected with my Mercyhurst Prep classmates about our upcoming class reunion in the Facebook group discussion. And I’m incredulously reTweeting the media news of the moment through the @pressandtower Twitter account.

Of course this blog is first and foremost a community media resource. Please use it to question and comment on what you feel strongly about regarding Erie media. Use the comment box below, e-mail me or send a tweet to @pressandtower (don’t forget to follow…that’s where the hour-to-hour updates are happening).

Embrace the chaos!

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Deep Background for July 4-10, 2010

July 4th, 2010 joel

“When, in the course of human events…”

The Erie media is doing a good job of reminding us what the significance of this fourth day of July in the United States.

I appreciated the Erie Times-News printing the Declaration of Independence in its entirety this morning, including the names of those who pledged “to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

Also giving context to today’s holiday was WQLN-TV’s airing of Rebels and Redcoats, a 2003 BBC/WGBH production that gives you a distinctively British viewpoint on what was for them, The Civil War.

Whether you are inspired and informed or discouraged and frustrated, we want to hear your views on the media both in Erie and everywhere else. Leave a comment below, e-mail me, or tweet @pressandtower.

Embrace the chaos!

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Deep Background for June 13-19, 2010

June 13th, 2010 joel

OK, did the entertainment industry get infiltrated by aliens? Maybe the planet got hit by a comet or something? That’s the only reason I can think of that a show like this got green-lighted:

I guess we’ve reached a new low when we drop septuagenarians off high places for probably low ratings.

Think I protest too much? Then make your opinion known with a comment in this open forum, or via e-mail at joel@nataliemedia.com, or through Twitter by messaging @pressandtower.

Embrace the chaos!

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