VPD vs. Journalism
On Friday June 5th 2020 while covering a black lives matter rally in Vancouver Dan Dicks of Press For Truth was attacked by a mob of hundreds of people while being physically assaulted then subsequently arrested and charged with disturbing the peace and assault!
Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus US Viewing Dipped in May
Netflix, which saw average U.S. household minutes surpass 600 in April, dipped to around 550 average viewing minutes. While Disney Plus reached 200 average viewing minutes per household, then fell back to February-like usage levels in the same span.
ESPN just Kane’t find right voice …
Leave it to ESPN. It virtually ignores the NHL because it doesn’t hold any financial interests in it
Our Dr. Bonnie Gets Star Treatment in New York Times
The article titled “The Top Doctor Who Aced the Coronavirus Test” presents Dr. Henry as the woman that kept COVID-19 in check without harsh enforcement methods.
Variety editor in chief placed on Administrative Leave after Twitter spat
Claudia Eller was placed on a two-month administrative leave this week for calling a South Asian writer “bitter” during a Twitter beef about an op-ed she wrote about diversity.
Film & TV Production can Resume June 12 in California
Production has been completely halted since early March, and it remains uncertain when it will actually restart.
Fox News Postpones Return to Office Another Six Weeks
The network, which had targeted June 15 for a return, will now be working from home "through at least the end of July."
Chuck’s Classics, featuring Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson a country entertainer from the US. From 1958 to 1973 Jackson had a good number of hits. He is still entertaining today at the age of 87. The 1959 hit Waterloo reached #1 for him
FRIDAY in Broadcast History .. June 5th
IT WAS JUNE 5th .. when after 22 years, Canada’s longest running radio program, “The Happy Gang,” was heard for the last time…
When Toronto newsman Gordon Sinclair wrote and first broadcast one of the most popular spoken-word recordings of all time: “The Americans”…
When CBS-TV premiered the summer replacement show “The Bobbie Gentry Happiness Hour”….
..and when Edmonton’s CISN-FM signed on with 100,000 watts on 103.9 MHz as “Kissin’ Country”.
ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE>
MLB’s TV, radio broadcasters would not hit the road to start...
MLB has advised its 30 teams that home TV and radio broadcasters will not travel with the club, and instead will be expected to call road games off TV monitors in their home cities.
