There is one place where sports coverage will always be strong in Boston, and that is radio. We’ve talked about the place for sports coverage in the future, and if The Sports Hub is anything to go by, there’s room in Boston for more sports chat. The Boston Radio Watch reports that the new...
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We wrote last week about Jay Rosen’s Studio 20, an NYU course that teaches journalism in a fascinating new way. Shorthand: students need to know how to report in a multimedia way, and have to rethink their own careers. For my AR&D Media 2.0...
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I’ve often written that the future of local sports coverage lies not with the two minute TV report, but online in real time. Local affiliates have to stop thinking we’re waiting until the late news to get the scores and highlights. Newspapers have to...
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Here’s a sobering stat for you. Broadcasting & Cable writes that Hearst Television President David Barrett told an FCC workshop:
… from 2003-2004, aggregate revenues (in the Boston TV market)...
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In looking a models for native news, at least one idea would be for a not-for-profit Boston news organization. The idea is tempting. WBUR, after all, does quite well....
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Today’s election day in Boston. The coverage of the mayor’s race has been, in my opinion, pretty good. But is there a better way? It has been conventional and,...
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