He reported the exact time of John F. Kennedy’s death - 1 p.m. central, 2 p.m. eastern time. He took off his dark rimmed glasses, looked up at the clock in the studio and reported “38 minutes ago”; then in one of the rare instances on record, he choked up a little for a second or so [...]
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40 years ago this coming week man walked on the moon. Incredible feat (feet)! Today, the grainy video footage has been digitally enhanced through the auspices of a video restoration organization, and the “high def” version is quite a sight to behold. To see for yourself go to: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/hd/apollo11.html Communication comes in many forms using many [...]
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As if my loyal readers haven’t noticed, I’ve taken some time off for good behavior, which means fewer blogs during the summer. I’m actually hard at work on new material for “The Lens” – the Special Features section of this blog. If you haven’t checked out the latest in “The Lens” please take the opportunity [...]
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I have been considering the issue of elevating eyewitness reports – on Twitter – or elsewhere, to the level of citizen journalism. In fact, I have been doing extensive evaluation of this matter as the “phenomenon” occurring during the recent protests of the election in Iran has been generally hailed as technology advancing democracy. Thanks to [...]
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