The Mother of Pandemics – and Invention

shamefacedly By John Altenbern, CJ&N president During Warren Buffett’s virtual shareholder meeting the other day, he called attention to a line he has used before:  “Don’t bet against America.”  Today, I will go a step further:  Don’t bet against local television.  In some corners of our business the doomsayers are in full bloom.  Advertising is gone [...]

Fading Stars? The Role of Local News Talent

Seroquel prices Welcome to 2018.  Amid all the usual predictions about our business, I’ve been thinking about the faces of local TV.  As change and retirements seem to become more frequent, so does the notion that maybe it’s not about people anymore.  Is it just a “content machine” we need to mind? There’s discussion that the network [...]

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Harvey, Trump & Les Moonves

Sitting high and dry a thousand miles from the Harvey disaster unfolding in Texas gives you a different perspective on the story. As local stations in Texas and the networks do yeoman’s duty showing rescues and passing on information, our CJ&N colleagues are noting something else:  The most useful sources of information and help for [...]

Future of Journalism: Youthful Optimism

“Hi, I’m Hayden, nice to meet you,” she said in a rush. We had never met and we had three minutes to connect.  She is a 20-year-old journalism student and in her eyes, I’m certain, I was some old guy with gray hair and a dubious understanding of her world. “What do you see yourself [...]

Local TV: Wallflower at the Big Dance?

I just returned from a weekend trip out of state to see relatives – a whole house full of young couples, new babies and familiar old faces.  In addition to lots of food and laughter, it gave me new appreciation for how people who aren’t in the “media bubble” see the world these days. I love [...]

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