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As History Disappears, Radio Needs to Remember to Preserve Its Past
We don’t know what the future will bring, or if we have a future to worry about, but we thought we were videotaping and collecting everything in news and culture and it turns out we don’t know if we can see every Bugs Bunny cartoon.
What Goes Into a News Media Outlet Alienating Its Audience?
People say they want balance, but they really want their news to reinforce their own beliefs.
Throw Out the Radio Rules Already And Start Innovating
What do you have to lose? You're in an industry in what seems like a perpetual tailspin.
Does The News Industry Think Anything Makes Being a Reporter in 2025 Enticing?
The glamour of the Woodward and Bernstein days (or the Walter Cronkite days, or the Ernie Pyle days) is long gone. If you’re just starting out, no, you don’t want to be a reporter.
The Mundane Local News People Really Care About (And Where to Find It)
How do you define local news? More to the point, how does the rest of the public define local news?
I don’t propose that we...
Live Talk Radio Has Never Been More Important Than Now
If your audience expects you to be talking about the news, and you’re not, the listeners will learn that they won’t always get what they come to you to get.
A Sobering Social Media Reminder Talk Radio Hosts Should Never Forget
The platforms are the ones using your opinion to make money (and train their AI engines). You get to think that your value is measured by the number of followers and likes you accumulate.
The Lesson Radio Can Learn from the Latest CES Event in Las Vegas
Most of what you see and hear at CES isn’t at all what the future will be like, or it’s an overblown, overstated version of what’s coming next.
Radio Stations Like KFI, KNX, and KABC Were There During a Natural Disaster — Will Yours?
Emergency information in a ubiquitous, uninterrupted manner is dependent on budgets that a lot of stations just don’t have.
How News Media Should Handle Bosses That Interfere With The Editorial Process
Keeping the watchdogs on a short leash is good for billionaires but it isn’t good for America.