Why TV News Sucks, Pt. 3
A TRAGIC WASTE OF MONEY AT CBS NEWS Yesterday’s New York Times had an 8-page, four color insert all about how great The New York Times was. It extolled their great reporting from all over the world. The back...
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FROM PIGEONS TO ONLINE PROFITS In 1815, Napoleon had just escaped from Elba. (Trust me, this is worth sticking with) After decades of warfare, Europe thought they had banished the French corporal forever, only to discover that he had...
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For the past twenty years, I have spent the majority of my time on an airplane. London, Hong Kong, Taipei, Tel Aviv. Its all in the course of a day’s work. I live in hotels. And the first thing...
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OK. Let’s say for a minute you’re Bangladesh. Like anyone else, you’ve got your good points, but you’ve also got your problems. (Look, who doesn’t?). Your biggest problem, however, is that the only time you get on TV is...
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