Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 37. Sunrise is 7:16 AM and sunset 4:58 PM for 9h 41m 58s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 10.4% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6:30 PM and the Police & Fire Commission meets at 7 PM.…
Radio
Books, Daily Bread, Radio
Daily Bread for 10.30.22: 1938’s War of the Worlds Radio Play
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City, Coronavirus, Local Government, Public Health, Radio, University
Radio Interview on UW-Whitewater’s Plans for the Fall
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Yesterday, UW-Whitewater’s Chancellor, Dr. Dwight Watson, and Communications Director, Jeff Angileri, gave a radio interview with WCLO about their plans for a fall semester during a pandemic. The interview is available online as an audio file. A few remarks: A College Town. There’s a difference between a town with a college and a college town,…
Newspapers, Press, Radio, Social Media, Television
Brookings on ‘7 trends in old and new media’
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The liberal-leaning Brookings Institution, in a paper from Elaine Kamarck and Ashley Gabriele, offers insight into 7 trends in old and new media. Their seven observations are solid, and broadly similar to the assessments of Clay Shirky, in Last call: the end of the printed newspaper. Brookings summarizes their work: The following are seven essential truths about the news today…
Press, Radio, Television
Some Assets Can Only Be Sold Once
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A person with an apple orchard can – and expects – to sell apples for more than one season. In fact, his success almost certainly depends on more than one year’s crop. For media companies selling radio or television stations, or spinning print from broadcast assets, it’s a one-time transaction. When the broadcast properties are…