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June 02, 2016

The Apocalypse is Upon us, Station Hires TV Consultant to Anchor Newscast

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
The Apocalypse is Upon us, Station Hires TV Consultant to Anchor Newscast

It used to be that TV consultants would tell stations what they needed to do to get higher ratings. 

Now, one Wichita station is cutting out the middle man and just having the consultant Anchor the news. 

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June 02, 2016

Seriously?

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
Seriously?

Sometimes you can do nothing but shake your head.

I'm looking at you UCLA. 

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June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones/
June 02, 2016

DC Anchor Quits, says the days of Appointment TV are over

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
DC Anchor Quits, says the days of Appointment TV are over

A Longtime DC News Anchor has left the station and basically says that TV news is dead.

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June 02, 2016

Breaking News? Ummmmmm.....

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
Breaking News? Ummmmmm.....

An Oklahoma station might have set the "Breaking News" bar to as low as it can go. 

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June 02, 2016

Dan Rather on Trump's Attacks on the Media

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
Dan Rather on Trump's Attacks on the Media

Dan Rather weighs in on Donald Trump's attacks on the media and says that it, " "carries with it the drumbeats of threatening violence."

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June 02, 2016

CBS News Posts Highest Ratings in a Decade

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
CBS News Posts Highest Ratings in a Decade

CBS Evening News has done something that it hasn't done in 10 years. 

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June 02, 2016

Fox on Top in Cable Ratings

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
Fox on Top in Cable Ratings

Fox News hit another milestone in their ratings.

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June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones/
June 02, 2016

Life After TV?

June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones
Life After TV?

Just about everyone that works in TV, wonder if there is life after you leave it. 

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June 02, 2016/ Scott Jones/
June 01, 2016

It's that Time of the Month

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
It's that Time of the Month

This is the time of the month that many in the newsroom look forward to and others dread. 

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June 01, 2016

Fox Business Tops CNBC

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
Fox Business Tops CNBC

When Fox Business launched back in 2007, it was joked about and laughed at by CNBC.

They are not laughing anymore. 

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June 01, 2016

Together Again

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
Together Again

So, how do you fire your News Director and replace him on the same day? Your turn to a familiar face. 

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June 01, 2016

Huh? Channel 6 in Chicago?

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
Huh? Channel 6 in Chicago?

Channel 6? Does Chicago have a new TV station in town that's producing a newscast?

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June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones/
June 01, 2016

The Silent Media Critic

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
The Silent Media Critic

CNN's media critic wants to have his cake and eat it too. CNN continues to ignore Jeff Zucker's BFF Katie Couric story on air.

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June 01, 2016

Fox News to Pick Trump's VP?

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
Fox News to Pick Trump's VP?

Fox News and it's boss Roger Ailes are going to pick Donald Trump's Vice President candidate.

 

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June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones/
June 01, 2016

The Sleaze From ABC News

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
The Sleaze From ABC News

Tom Llamas made a huge mistake yesterday. The ABC News Reporter asked Trump a tough question when he should have been thanking him for all he does for this great country (well it's not great, but it will be when Trump is elected). 

Our advice to Tom and the other media that hasn't quite fallen in line like the cable nets just yet. 

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June 01, 2016

Clinton Leaves CNN and MSNBC Twisting in the Wind

June 01, 2016/ Scott Jones
Clinton Leaves CNN and MSNBC Twisting in the Wind

Both MSNBC and CNN were teasing the fact yesterday that they would be talking to Hillary Clinton in the 4 o'clock hour.

She made one of those by a few minutes. 

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