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Local news business models: What we learned in 2019
By Michael Shapiro One of the big news stories of 2019 has been news itself, specifically local news. Consolidation, budget cuts, takeovers, mergers, and the resulting shrinking headcounts in newsrooms defined the year for many legacy print outlets. Indeed, some… Read More ›
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Stern was both smart and lucky
By Evan Weiner The former Commissioner of the National Basketball Association David Stern has passed away at the age of 77. Stern was the league’s boss from 1984 through Feb. 1, 2014. In many ways, he was the league. There… Read More ›
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‘Wade in the Water’ has a legacy beyond basketball
By Richard Lee “Wade in the Water,” the song that greeted the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball teams during the 1960s and 1970s, returned to campus on Dec. 7 when the Bona community celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Final… Read More ›
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After an ‘astonishing’ election, the UK still faces challenges
By Lorenzo Cladi In the UK, a December general election is unusual. As the British people went to the polls on 12 December, it was the sixth time since 1800 that a general election took place in December and the… Read More ›
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Words at their worst
By Paul Wieland Assaulted by walls of sound, eddies of fury and windrows of wonder, America’s sports fans hear words at their worst, and at their own peril. In the thousands of sports broadcasts and telecasts exposed to the eyes… Read More ›
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The demise of Kamala Harris
By Michael P. Riccards Another of the many Democrats for president has bit the ugly dust. Senator Kamala Harris of California has said she just cannot raise enough money to continue her quest. What she should say is that people… Read More ›
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Are we doing enough to educate ourselves about the impeachment process?
By Michael P. Riccards The American Founding Fathers were extremely concerned about the uses and abuses of power. They gave the nation a system of divisions of powers, and its intention was to checkmate sudden change or grabs for territory… Read More ›
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How local news is vital to our cities and towns
By Michael Shapiro This week, I’m headed to the New Jersey League of Municipalities annual conference in Atlantic City. The League, as it is colloquially known, provides municipal officials across New Jersey with opportunities to learn about the latest in… Read More ›
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Ethan Kibbe
More cameras means better coverage. The best photographer I’ve ever worked with always stresses that video is half the story. Using seven cameras means viewers can get a better feel for the hearing; they can see how people act; they… Read More ›
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Lee Coppola
Methinks seven cameras is a bit of an overkill. The hearings are important, but not the second coming of Christ. One for the witness, one for the interrogator and one for an overall room shot seems sufficient to me. Lee… Read More ›
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