On Friday, November 22nd, America honored former President John F. Kennedy for the 50th anniversary of his death.  Although the particular day is special, many television specials cover his story throughout the entire week. So it came as a shock when the Chicago Tribune ran an ad in the first section of the paper two […]

If you are 21 or older and have an ounce of weed, that’s legal in two states (Washington and Colorado), cited in a blog all about the topic.  Colorado just recently legalized it (November 5th, according to this article). Because of this change in state law, it implies that weed doesn’t have to be a […]

Controversy has erupted over the cheap video broadcast company, Aereo.  It utilizes over-the-air broadcast signals via tiny antennas, which grants customers access to anything that’s airing on TV for only $8/month. This has become a digital rights issue, as we discussed in class.  This is a negative for television manufacturers, because people who use Aereo […]

Hosts of the Today Show, Al Roker and Matt Lauer, will be promoting men’s health awareness throughout the month of November.  It is understood that men are typically less likely to seek medical attention, as compared to women.  (I think instead of “No Shave November” they should dub it “No Shame November” to send the message […]

I have never listened to National Public Radio (NPR) before today, for this assignment.  When I do listen to the radio, it’s generally music and not newscasts, but I have heard a few news stations on the radio before.  I would say NPR is different from other radio new stations in the sense that they […]

CBS show “60 Minutes” aired a report on October 27th about the Benghazi terrorist attacks with a source, Dylan Davies.  Now CBS has publicly announced their report was faulty, due to Davies’ false accounts, and is retracting the story.  A Washington Post article has the video of Lara Logan on CBS This Morning apologizing for the […]