lakewood daily snap (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Photographer and painter Peter Jennings strikes a pose. I was particularly struck by the power and movement of Peter's Cleveland series...for some reason, I got my eye on the traffic on the bridge. You can see some of Peter's work here .
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
After the 1994 Congressional elections, the late Peter Jennings infamously declared that the country had a "temper tantrum". This was after 54 seats in the House of Representatives went from Democrat to Republican, and gave Republicans majority control for the first time in 40 years. According to political strategist Charlie Cook , [...]
The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
I was a freshman in college, watching this Peter Jennings broadcast with my roommates in 75 Holder Hall with a sense of complete astonishment that the world could shift so suddenly– all the while trying to adjust the rabbit ears of our early 1970s TV to try to get better reception. Copyright © 2009 [...]
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, TVNewser takes a look back at the broadcast network newscasts from that day, November 9th, 1989. NBC's Tom Brokaw reports for "Nightly News" from Berlin: Peter Jennings delivers the "astonishing news" for ABC (h/t Mediaite ): Dan Rather stands atop the wall, reporting for CBS News the next day: You can also check out some...
Watergate Summer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ U2 Celebrating the Wall coming Down ( 3 days ago,MustSEE Video with Voices Singing& Historic Footage) (the irony is that MTV would not air this concert here...) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I remember it well...the Crowds, and how ordinary citizens showed up, but also artists, and musicians and journalists, and the crowds swelled, and then there were the Bright lights. I...
The Radical Moderate (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Two articles on the front page of today's The Daily Beast are interesting for very different reasons. The first is one on Suzanne Somers selling snake oil, making millions and probably endangering the lives of many women. The second isn't a read, but a short clip. There have been many articles leading up to today's 20th Anniversary of the opening of the East German borders and the fall of the Berlin...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
CBS's Steve Kroft has been named the 2010 Paul White Award winner by The Radio Television Digital News Association (formerly The Radio and Television News Directors Association). Kroft will receive the award April 12 in Las Vegas, during the RTDNA annual convention. "Steve Kroft's practice of our craft stands as a benchmark providing substance, depth, public service and thoughtful style,"...
The Buzz Blog (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Twenty years ago today the Berlin Wall fell. I remember it well, but to my kids it’s just another entry in the history books. Thankfully there are folks like Lee Edwards who have set out to remember the estimated 100,000,000 victims of Communism. Also if interest is this video of Peter Jennings [...]
Faith and Family Live! (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Rebecca Teti: | Twenty years ago today, the Berlin Wall came down. Follow this link to watch the late Peter Jennings interrupting programming to break the news. My father more or less dedicated his life to bringing down Communism, so of course our family followed such things with marked interest. I remember very clearly a summer Saturday morning when Dad was …
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Broadcasting & Cable's Marisa Guthrie takes the pulse of ABC affiliates as they gird for the anchor change at ABC's "Good Morning America." Wayne Godsey , president and GM at Kansas City's KMBC says, "The transition of anchors would be of far less concern to me than whether those anchors are the right people for the job," adding, "I have an incredible amount of confidence...
The Open Piehole (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Peter Jennings Reporting – Breakdown: America’s Health Insurance Crisis
The Open Piehole (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
This is a must watch. If you won’t believe it anywhere else please listen to Peter Jennings, he is telling you the truth about this. It is what making people fat and sick. I don’t think that kraft guy is freaking scary. they are still manipulating the food we eat. GROW YOUR OWN!!! [...]
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Less than 24 hours after Mainers rejected a state law allowing same-sex marriage, Time magazine rushed to comfort gay activists with Michael Lindenberger's sloppy, transparently biased article titled " Gay-Marriage Activists Look Ahead After Defeat in Maine ." With condescension reminiscent of Peter Jennings - in 1994 the ABC anchor characterized the Republican takeover of Congress as the...
I Luv SA (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Richmond, Va. ( AP ) - Republican Bob McDonnell has easily won the Virginia governor's race just a year after the state went overwhelmingly for President Barack Obama and the Democrats. Unofficial results show the former attorney general defeating Creigh Deeds and returning a Republican to the governor's office for the first time in eight years. This race and the contest for governor of New Jersey...
Ace of Spades (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Remember "Angry White Men" in 1994? Peter Jennings' description of a historic, seismic victory by the Republicans thus: "Today the nation had a temper-tantrum" ? Via Allah, that narrative is back in full force. Analysis: Anger, frustration fuel Election Day...
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