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As the World Turns, Media Spins Libya out of Camera Range

Posted on 03/14/2011 by wedgeblog

“At worst, the nuclear meltdown in Japan is localized. There will be little to no consequences for anyone who doesn’t step inside the plant itself.” So said an Iowa-based nuclear industry expert on CNN this morning. ”In a few weeks the … Continue reading →

Posted in The wEdge...of POLITICS | Tagged ghaddafi, japanese disaster, japanese nuclear crisis, japanese tsunami, libya, media | 4 Comments

The Town Crier in Pain: The Great Falls Tribune at 125

Posted on 01/22/2010 by wedgeblog

The slow decline of the paper is akin to watching a loved one suffer. I remember my father losing all that weight before he passed away. The paper, though occasionally bloated with ads, is starved for content that resonates with me. In an odd parallel, I began to see the same person dying two or three times on the obituary page (Printing errors? Editorial issues? Paddles?) Sometimes in a senior moment of my own, I’d think “Do I know that guy? His name is familiar.”Then I’d realize I read the same obituary a day or two before.

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Posted in Caution: You've Been wEdged, The wEdge of the ROCKIES | Tagged advertising, generational issues, Great Falls Tribune, media, newspapers | Leave a comment

‘Sickhead’ is Dead

Posted on 07/18/2009 by wedgeblog

With Cronkite’s passing Friday, network news, once a proud, packed three-chimney steam liner, cast off its last anchor and is a dinghy adrift in international shipping lanes–perhaps with Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart at the helm.
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