Category Archives: media business
This is News? Ridiculously Obvious Headlines
From the department of the painfully obvious, shocking, SHOCKING news headlines culled from the interwebs and newspapers: Bowl-Bound Schools Spend Millions on Football AP, 12/30/10 Lobbyists Won Key Concessions in Budget Deal NY Times, 4/12/11 Elizabeth Edwards Leaves John Edwards … Continue reading
Filed under journalism, media business
Why Iran is Bombing Iraq, and Why the U.S. Isn’t Doing Anything About It
It is often said, ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend.’ However, when it comes to the United States and a group fighting Iran, this axiom definitely does not apply. In the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan, near the Iran … Continue reading
Filed under diplomacy, foreign policy, Iraq, media business, Politics, Terrorism, War
Goldman Scapegoat
Is Goldman Sachs the victim of anti-semitism? Continue reading
Filed under business, financial crisis, journalism, media business, Politics
Take My Money … Please UPDATE 2
A while back I wrote about the necessity for media / content companies to charge for their online products. You can find the original post here: http://thebrokentail.com/2009/08/11/take-my-money-please/ Well, the New York Times is finally, belatedly, coming to their senses. Take … Continue reading
Filed under content delivery, copyright, journalism, media business, media business
Lessons from NBC’s Train Wreck (and the Other O’Brien Who Works in the TV Business)
Conan got hosed, again. NBC is to blame. But they did do SOMETHING right… Continue reading
Filed under content delivery, journalism, media business, media business
Same Story, Two Headlines … or Why I Read Fox First This Morning
Fox sells stories better than the Times! Continue reading
Filed under journalism, media business
Torrents: Computer Programs That Help You Break the Law
If a computer program exists solely to commit a crime, shouldn’t it be illegal? Continue reading
Filed under content delivery, copyright, media business, media business
Meeting “Peaches:” Petraeus on Iraq, Afghanistan and the Presidency
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet General David ‘Peaches’ Petraeus. I chose not to call him by his childhood nickname, out of respect (read: fear). I am pretty sure that, despite his diminutive stature and mild manner, he could kick my ass. So I addressed him as General or Sir. Continue reading
Filed under Afghanistan, diplomacy, foreign policy, Iraq, Military Affairs, War
