[Medianews] The Gathering Storm

A subscriber was kind enough to send me a brilliant article written by my old friend, Charlie Maxwell, better known as that Dean of Energy Analysts. Charlie's article appeared in Barron's, November 15, 2004. I include a section of that article below. Talk about being prescient! . . .Russell

[Medianews] Government employing brokers as data posse

Government employing brokers as data posse By Rebecca Carr Palm Beach Post-Cox News Service Sunday, April 24, 2005 WASHINGTON - Federal agencies are using data brokers such as Seisint Inc. and ChoicePoint Inc. as a major investigative tool, despite concerns by some activists and lawmakers that

[Medianews] Wi-Fi Shootout in the Desert

Mobile warriors having trouble making a wireless connection across the hall might want to give some Ohio teens a call. This weekend they were able to make a 55-mile Wi-Fi connection. The teens from Cincinnati got an ovation at the DefCon hacker conference here Sunday when organizers announced

[Medianews] FCC ISSUES $21, 000 NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY TO MAINE AMATEUR

==FCC ISSUES $21,000 NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY TO MAINE AMATEUR The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL) proposing to fine Glenn A. Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine, $21,000. In the NAL, released June 7, the FCC alleges that Baxter has violated several

[Medianews] Bosses play Big Brother by cell phone

Bosses play Big Brother by cell phone By Jay Fitzgerald Wednesday, August 17, 2005 - Updated: 02:26 AM EST So you think you've pulled a fast one by hitting the links instead of attending a boring afternoon business conference. Think again. Big Brother Boss may literally be watching

[Medianews] Five Days with Katrina - Alvaro, 9/1/05

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[Medianews] Budget-Busting News Teams Prepare For Rita's Fury

Budget-Busting News Teams Prepare For Rita's Fury By Paul J. Gough NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Only three weeks after Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast and became one of the biggest stories in recent memory, TV news braced itself and got ready for another huge hurricane taking aim

[Medianews] Airmen Witness Geraldo 'Rescue'

Airmen Witness Geraldo 'Rescue' Norm Clarke Las Vegas Review-Journal Nellis airmen and a KVBC-TV (Las Vegas) cameraman were eyewitnesses in New Orleans to Geraldo Rivera's version of a rescue. Photojournalist Ken Johnson, head of KVBC's special projects unit, was riding with Nellis' Jolly

[Medianews] Fox Business Channel

Murdoch Moving Ahead With Biz Channel Launch By Jay Sherman http://www.tvweek.com News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday that his company is negotiating with cable operators to launch a business-themed cable channel, though the arrival might come later than he has predicted

[Medianews] dumbed-down, tarted-up news coverage

Dan Rather's Well-Earned Fear ARNOLD AHLERT Op/Ed NEW YORK POST In a speech Monday at Fordham University School of Law in Manhattan, Dan Rather claimed there was a new journalism order: politicians applying pressure to news conglomerates, dumbed-down, tarted-up news coverage, 24-hour cable

[Medianews] Mobsters Caused Katrina?

Idaho Weatherman's Theory That Mobsters Caused Katrina Is Labeled Ridiculous THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An Idaho weatherman says Japan's Yakuza mafia used a Russian-made electromagnetic generator to cause Hurricane Katrina in a bid to avenge itself for the Hiroshima atom bomb

[Medianews] ABC News Draws Fire for Use of Interns

ABC News Draws Fire for Use of Interns By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) - ABC News is drawing fire for using college interns in an investigative report that alleges lax security at nuclear reactors on 25 U.S. college campuses. The Primetime Live report examines how close those interns were able

[Medianews] Newsman Bob Woodruff calls it as he sees it

Drawing The Line Newsman Bob Woodruff calls it as he sees it Dave Walker Times-Picayune Though there's been some revisionist reporting lately on the degree to which New Orleans was plundered by its own residents during the lawless days after Hurricane Katrina, vivid scenes of such will always

[Medianews] The Big Three Nightly Newscasts Have Become Megaphones For The Anti-War Movement

New MRC Study Reveals Networks' Overwhelmingly Negative Portrayal Of Iraq War Bozell: The Big Three Nightly Newscasts Have Become Megaphones For The Anti-War Movement http://www.mrc.org/press/2005/press20051013.asp Alexandria, VA - A new study released today by the Media Research Center, TV's

[Medianews] WNEP Personalities Tangle On-Air

WNEP Personalities Tangle On-Air BY GERI ANNE KAIKOWSKI Staff Writer MOOSIC - What started off as a friendly exchange between two TV staffers on a WNEP early morning newscast Friday took a nasty turn, sparking a debate among viewers over the rights of working mothers. WNEP morning anchor

[Medianews] FBI mines records of ordinary Americans

FBI mines records of ordinary Americans Since its enactment in 2001, the USA Patriot Act has spurred the FBI to probe tens of thousands of U.S. residents not alleged to be terrorists or spies. http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9939709CM=EmailThisCE=1

[Medianews] Murdoch Predicts Gloomy Future For Press

Murdoch Predicts Gloomy Future For Press John Plunkett The Media Guardian (UK) Rupert Murdoch has forecast a gloomy future for newspapers with the growth of the internet, saying he doesn't know anybody under the age of 30 who has ever looked at a classified ad. The owner of the Sun, Times,

[Medianews] A Place in the Desert for New Mexico's Most Exclusive Circles

A Place in the Desert for New Mexico's Most Exclusive Circles By Richard Leiby Washington Post Staff Writer Secret Flying Saucer Base Found in New Mexico? Maybe. From the state that gave us Roswell, the epicenter of UFO lore since 1947, comes a report from an Albuquerque TV station about its

[Medianews] Rude Operator Axed In New CNN 'X' Flap

Rude Operator Axed In New CNN 'X' Flap By DEBORAH ORIN NEW YORK POST WASHINGTON - Red-faced CNN just got another X mark - it has fired a phone operator for telling a caller the network was exercising freedom of speech when it put an X over Vice Dick President Cheney's face. Last week, CNN

[Medianews] FCC's Martin Touts a la Carte:

FCC's Martin Touts a la Carte: By Doug Halonen http://www.tvweek.com Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin on Tuesday criticized an agency report last year that claimed that forcing cable TV operators to offer programming a la carte would result in increased prices for

[Medianews] NBC to Sell TV Shows for Viewing on Apple Software

NBC to Sell TV Shows for Viewing on Apple Software By SAUL HANSELL NEW YORK TIMES NBC Universal said yesterday that it would start to sell downloadable versions of 11 of its current and older television shows through the iTunes Music Store of Apple Computer. NBC is the second major

[Medianews] CBS, Verizon V Cast Enter Deal to Distribute Content to Cellphones

CBS, Verizon V Cast Enter Deal to Distribute Content to Cellphones By Michele Greppi http://www.tvweek.com Late Show With David Letterman, CSI, Survivor and CBS News broadcasts and breaking news are joining the movement toward cellphones under a deal announced Wednesday by CBS and Verizon

[Medianews] Man Blasts Air Horn In Reporter's Ear

Man Blasts Air Horn In Reporter's Ear BY A. SCOTT FERGUSON STAFF WRITER Asbury Park Press OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Acting Gov. Codey reacted angrily Tuesday after a man blasted an air horn into the ear of a WABC-TV news reporter during a live newscast, saying a popular radio show had encouraged people

[Medianews] In orbit satellite database

The UCS Satellite Database is a listing of operational satellites currently in orbit around the Earth. It is available as a downloadable Excel file, which is updated roughly quarterly. http://www.ucsusa.org/global_security/space_weapons/satellite_database.html Reply with a Thank you if you

[Medianews] Opie Anthony Fan Gets an Earful Over Ambush

Opie Anthony Fan Gets an Earful Over Ambush By RICHARD HUFF NEW YORK DAILY NEWS TV EDITOR A day after WABC/Ch. 7 correspondent Anthony Johnson was ambushed by a fan of the Opie and Anthony show on XM Satellite Radio, a station official said they're taking precautions to ensure employees'

[Medianews] Does HD Radio Pose a Threat to DARS?

Does HD Radio Pose a Threat to DARS? Should satellite radio worry about HD radio coming from traditional broadcasters? Last week, seven radio giants - Bonneville International, Citadel Broadcasting, Clear Channel Radio, Cumulus, Emmis Communications, Entercom, Greater Media and Infinity

[Medianews] Senate [Republicans] Passes DTV Transition Measure

Senate Passes DTV Transition Measure The Senate approved legislation Wednesday that contains provisions for the nation's eventual switch to digital TV, including the establishment of Feb. 17, 2009, as the hard-date for the transition. The measure was part of the larger Deficit Reduction Act

[Medianews] One Kilowatt Low Power FM Station Approved by FCC.

Harris Corporation Supplies Turnkey Transmission and Studio System to WQRZ-FM in Hancock County, Mississippi -- Station essential to providing emergency information to local residents following Hurricane

[Medianews] We're kinky

A Star 'Today,' Vieira Endured Pain In Her Past Rush Malloy New York Daily News Meredith Vieira is bringing more to her new Today job than an expensive haircut and eight Emmies. Katie Couric's replacement has also lived through some harrowing nights of domestic violence. Vieira still

[Medianews] NBC Collaboration Raises Eyebrows as Well as Awareness

'Dateline' Pedophile Sting: One More Point NBC Collaboration Raises Eyebrows as Well as Awareness By Paul Farhi Washington Post Staff Writer The NBC newsmagazine Dateline agreed to pay a civilian watchdog group more than $100,000 to create a pedophile sting operation that the network plans to

[Medianews] I'm thrilled, Meredith, to know that it was me or a lesbian.

Matt, Meredith Prepare For Their Chemistry Test It's like getting married - you're inviting people into your home, your kitchen, even your bathroom. The last thing you want are people who are going to annoy you. By Matea Gold Los AngelesTimes Staff Writer NEW YORK - Today co-anchor Matt Lauer