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Geeks and Beats podcast, episode 276: Behind the COVID-19 news with Jessica Yellin

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Jessica Yellin, news

Veteran CNN reporter Jessica Yellin on how COVID19 is changing newsrooms, her Instagram-based news service, and why Fox News isn’t

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, August 11, 2018

August 11, 2018August 11, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alexa Auto, Astronomy, Avicii, Black Hole, Blockchain toilet, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Dance Crazes, Demos, Donnie Robichaud, Fredericton, Lebanon, Lumineers, news, Pussy Riot, Queens of the Stone Age, Social Music

I finally cleaned out the shed as part of my staycation duties. I’m sure the place is a breeding ground

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This new Google News feature could be the most important thing in a long time

May 20, 2018May 20, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Algorithm, Confirmation bias, Journalism, news

Years ago I ran across a great term: ego-casting. It describes our tendency to only seek out and consume things that

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Television 

Fun: News Report Bloopers from Around the World

April 4, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bloopers, Funny, news

When you’re live, anything can happen.

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Brilliant and Funny: How to Report the News

November 29, 2015November 28, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments Broadcasting, news, News Reporting, Parody

Okay, so this doesn’t have to do with music–but it does have to do with broadcasting, one of the topics

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Music News 

More Bits On U2’s Tour

May 8, 2015 Larry Lootsteen 0 Comments information, Innocence+Experience, news, Tour, U2, Vancouver

The Irish Times has posted an article with more discussion and bits of information about the tour. And the endless

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