A Visit from the Execs
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Posts Tagged ‘television’
Produced by Sonia Narang
Television news tends to hide the credits for stories. Take this little report from Coney Island: Although the story is dominated by the so-called “talent,” the story was pitched, shot, and structured by Sonia Narang, who has a year-long fellowship at NBC. She produced it. (If you want to hear funny stories about your favorite [...]
Young, Restless, China
The always worthy Frontline is airing a documentary tonight following young Chinese adapting to a changing urban environment: No shortage of stories coming from the city in China. (No shortage of cities in China; something like 100–or more–cities with populations that exceed one million.) I chalk this up, in part, to a fascination with people [...]
Russert
When I heard of the death of Tim Russert yesterday, the grand inquisitor (in a good way) of Washington, I repeatedly thought of Mark Leibovich’s Chris Matthews profile from the NYT Mag in April: On the morning of the Cleveland debate, Matthews was standing in the lobby of the Ritz when Russert walked through, straight [...]
Nickelodeon Encomium
What happens when people my age (28) or younger start to feel nostalgic? Some turn to the common cultural thread of television. I’ve found a handful of YouTube tributes to the cable channel Nickelodeon, which, according to a couple of these videos, enjoyed a golden era from about 1990 to 2004. The kids born in [...]
This is Jeopardy?
Too many people would have been too unhappy with me if they’d heard about this after the fact. So: tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23. Jeopardy!. Check your local listings.
Back to Blogging (we hope), but first, Mr. Wizard
It is that rare thing to see a new post on this blog. But there’s all this blogging going on at Wired, where I’m hanging out for the summer, and that’s spurred me to get back into it. Keep an eye out, though; this blog might be moving. But first, some news. Mr. Wizard died [...]
Watch a little bit of This American Life
So part of the complication comes from the fact that while I like All Things Considered, I love This American Life, and where does a person like me fit into those kinds of sensibilities? Chew on that for a few minutes, or better: watch this short segment from the looming television version of This American [...]
The Six Year Review
Al Gore apparently hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend. I missed it. But people at work are taking some pleasure from watching this clip from the program. How could he not be running for president? I discussed one reason he might run on the Compass blog here.
Don’t Destroy Your TV: There’s Still PBS.
PBS broadcast two documentaries last night that demonstrated the value of good journalism, the importance of people as individuals, why television can be an effective tool for investing issues with a sense of immediacy and significance (without being sensationalistic)—and why PBS is important. The first was an episode of Frontline, a consistently good documentary series [...]
