Social Media Makes Olympic Delays Obsolete
By Steve Safran, Editor, Lost Remote I get more news about the Olympics right now via the web than I do from NBC, and that should be a red flag for the network that’s big enough to fly over an entire stadium. People are tweeting results as they happen. Non-NBC news outlets are – rightly … Read more
When and Why to Air Video of the Olympic Luger’s Death
By Al Tompkins, Poynter Institute An old friend of mine sent me an email Friday night, “I can’t believe the news is showing that boy boy dying in the Olympics,” she said. “Why do journalists do that?” It is a good question that is answerable. The worst answer, the unacceptable answer is “Hey, it the … Read more
Weather for Tomorrow
To all BCMN 4320 students: Please check both www.uta.edu and www.mediaissues.org to see if classes are canceled tomorrow morning (02/23/2010). If the university does Not cancel classes, I MIGHT cancel ours. So please check our class’ website and your oficial UTA email for updates. If the university does NOT cancel classes and by 6:45 am … Read more
Tablets, Smartbooks to Fill PC-Phone Gap
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – If you’ve got a car and a bicycle, do you need a motorcycle too? Wireless carriers are betting that you do. They’re making a big push this year for the motorcycles of the gadget world: devices that are bigger than a phone but smaller than a laptop. The most famous entrant … Read more
Interesting NY Times Report
WASHINGTON — The Taliban’s top military commander was captured several days ago in Karachi,Pakistan, in a secret joint operation by Pakistani and American intelligence forces, according to American government officials. The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the American-led … Read more
CMP Documentary Films Day
Good afternoon Mavericks. Tomorrow, February 16th, we are going to be watching several documentary films by the Chiapas Media Project (CMP). The CMP will be our guest speaker next week on Thursday, February 25th, via Skype. Here are some of the film titles we will be watching tomorrow in class: Radio Ñonmdaa: The Word of Water … Read more
Google to Build US Fibre Network
BBC [Google] plans to build a fibre-optic network offering speeds of up to 1Gbps (gigabit per second) to up to 500,000 homes. It said it would compete on price with other broadband providers offering much slower speeds. Google said the trial was about promoting killer apps that would take advantage of fast speeds. “We planning … Read more
Monitoring Patients and Improving Drugs
By Ben Hirschler, European Pharmaceuticals Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) – Drugmakers are starting to get into bed with information technology companies as they struggle to prove the value of their medicines to governments and insurers. By using smart gadgets to monitor patients in real time, pharmaceutical companies believe they can improve clinical outcomes and establish the … Read more
Top Smartphone Makers: Latest Trends and Outlook
(Reuters) – Top handset vendors are set to roll out a slew of new smartphone models next week at the Mobile World Congress trade show, hoping to benefit from surging demand for more advanced handsets. Following are some key facts about top smartphone makers’ latest business trends and outlook: NOKIA The world’s biggest cellphone maker … Read more
DirectTV vs. Dish
(AP) Satellite TV provider DirecTV Inc. is suing its rival, Dish Network Corp., for running an advertisement claiming that Dish deligers the same programs for less money. The TV commercial shows three TV sets broadcasting the same programs, with Dish costing $39.99 a month, DirecTV costing $63.99 and cable TV at $63.83. DirecTV’s lawsuit, filed … Read more
