Behind the Media w/ Dan Lothian

This week’s Bytes were just so hot that we couldn’t wait for them to cool down. Listen to some of the top stories that were talked about this week, and have something to share at the dinner table for Thanksgiving.

0:00 Intro

1:00 Jim Acosta is out, but now he’s back

3:54 Caravan Coverage gone silent?

7:00 Dan runs the numbers

9:00 Kirk Minihane is moving around at WEEI

11:20 Coverage of the California Wildfires

14:20 Reporters are putting themselves in the line of Fire

17:00 Rebuilding from the ground up is difficult

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Listen to this week’s Bytes Behind the Media for some short and sweet stories that you can share around the water cooler at work.

0:00 Intro

0:55 Dan Kennedy on newspaper synergy.

2:45 What’s next for Megyn Kelly?

5:40 Gate recognition in China

6:46 Google home speakers for Free?

8:00 Jimmy on Icarus documentary

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The World Wide Web is broken, but one person says they have a way to fix it. Is it a quick fix, or a scam to get attention? Dan and Jimmy take a look.

0:00 Intro

1:30 It’s broken, and faded hope in Humanity is to blame!

3:50 Half the world is not connected, nearly 4 Billion people!

6:20 Media is a conduit for people, and the web is part of that.

9:00 Humans are not perfect beings, we have our faults.

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What happens when you take the owner of Amazon and give him a newspaper? Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post, but Dan and Jimmy say that there’s more to it than that.

0:00 Intro

1:20 Recent Post journalist found dead, but the story isn’t covered

3:00 The Saudis are saying “Boycott Amazon!”

4:50 Can’t go for the media, but you can go against the company

7:20 Separating the business from the media

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Tuesday November 6th was the Midterm elections across the USA, but before then America was hit with a controversial last minute political ad. Is this warranted, or deserved? Dan and Jimmy take a look at what decision was made to air the ad at the end of the election.

0:00 Intro

0:55 One last political ad on Sunday Night Football.

2:50 Fear ads always work and do the job.

5:00 What the ad represents.

7:10 The ad was so bad that Fox pulled it.

9:55 Labels are destroying democracy!

11:00 Should we not air negative political ads?

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Dan and Jimmy take a look at some smaller stories that have popped up this week and give their perspective on the matters.

0:00 Intro

1:00 A Trump supporter apologizes to Jim Acosta.

3:30 The Obamas on Netflix?

4:45 HBO now not on Dish Network.

5:55 Facebook’s new transition.

7:45 Instagram’s “I Voted” filter.

8:50 AI taking photos for you?

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The New York Times recently released two commercials that talk about what goes into their journalism, and trying to boost their viewership. Dan and Jimmy take a look and see if their strategy is working.

0:00 Intro

2:00 How many people are reading newspapers? How many are reading tabloids?

4:30 Those that are dedicated to Journalism.

6:30 The story of Trump’s Taxes by the New York Times.

9:00 Who it is that put’s the story together.

11:30 Jimmy makes a joke.

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One host thinks it’s ok to just do whatever Trump says when it comes to reporting. Unfortunately that’s not how journalism works, but Dan and Jimmy take a shot at the thought.

0:00 Intro

1:45 I cannot believe this is happening in America

4:00 Axios, a new information website

7:30 Why not change F-O-X to T-R-U-M-P

9:55 With Trump, it’s my way or the high way

12:30 Getting you name in the newspaper, and the equivalent now

16:30 Is it time for the media to call themselves out?

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Dan and Jimmy take a look at the recent walkouts at Google and why support for it is coming from even the higher-ups at Google.

0:00 Intro

1:00 Bosses encouraging the walkouts.

3:00 Is there ever a limit to what someone will want?

5:30 Is money a bigger factor than someone’s security and well being?

8:30 Employee’s walking off the job draws attention to what we need to examine.

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Dan and Jimmy bring you some tiny tidbits from stories this week that you can pass around the water cooler at work.

0:00 Intro

0:45 Trump beats up on CNN… again. With Twitter.

3:12 Cannabiswire: A new newsletter focusing on public health and issues facing the cannabis industry.

6:44 Homeless media? Hobo TV?

8:48 World Series opening video featuring Bill Belichick.

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