The Whole World is Watching – all the time
America’s first Reality Show on TV – image courtesy Wikicommons On May 3, 1963, Freedom Riders descended on the city of Birmingham, Alabama, demanding equal civil rights for black Americans. Since the end of the Civil War, or shortly thereafter,...
Read moreWho Killed William McKinley?
The news that rocked the nation It is only now 112 years since President WIlliam McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo New York, but the event still captures the imagination of all Americans. Was there a conspiracy? Was there a...
Read moreMy Letter to Charlie Rose about JFK
My note to Charlie Rose today:Charlie I see you doing tons of stuff on JFK’s assassination as you lead up to November 22nd. Here’s a footnote to history of which you should be aware. I was, many years ago, a producer...
Read moreBritain Plunges Headlong Into 1960
Who looked better? Fifty years ago, politics in the US changed forever. Nixon and Kennedy debated live on TV. Television was then a relatively new medium, but by 1960 it had penetrated most American households and most American lives. ...
Read moreMaybe Monetizing Is Not The Answer
OK… but how much are you going to pay me to do this? The content of the web continues to grow by leaps and bounds – almost all of it free – and yet we continue to ask the...
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