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Category Archives: Media
Facebook Redesign Allows Bigger Ads... And More Revenue?
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The Facebook redesign announced on Thursday will display larger photographs and advertisements and new types of news feed. Those people whose jobs depend on the social media giant hope it also means more revenue. Facebook is under pressure to show … Continue reading
Microsoft Winds Down 'Scroogled' Campaign Against Google
Can nothing stop Google? On Thanksgiving, Microsoft launched attack ads against the Internet giant that were so ferocious they made headlines in advertising and technology publications alike. Microsoft spokespeople are still warning anyone who will listen that Google is reading … Continue reading
David Gans' 5 Grateful Dead Songs You Should Know
Listen live till 1 a.m. Sunday This Saturday, KPFA will be running its annual Grateful Dead fundraising marathon, as it's been doing every year since roughly around the time of, oh, "In the Dark." The program is perennially hosted by … Continue reading
NY Times Public Editor on Tesla Model S Controversy: Some Poor Driving Decisions, But Story Written in Good Faith
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan, who is charged by the paper with independently investigating matters of its own journalistic integrity, has rendered her verdict in the matter of the now infamous Tesla test drive by the paper's environmental … Continue reading
Should NPR Start an Online Dating Site?
Public radio listeners: make babies together! That was the slogan from Chicago’s public radio station WBEZ during a recent pledge drive. When I posted this plea to my Facebook page, multiple friends responded with this: Tell NPR to start an … Continue reading
Navy Seal Who Killed Osama bin Laden Unemployed, Waiting For Disability Benefits
By Aaron Glantz, Center for Investigative Reporting The Navy SEAL who says he killed Osama bin Laden is unemployed and waiting for disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. In an exclusive story for Esquire by Phil Bronstein of … Continue reading
Bay Area Radio Personality Lee Rodgers Remembered
Bay Area blogs and online forums have been taking a moment to remember Lee Rogers, a conservative talk show host who worked at KGO and KSFO in San Francisco. Rodgers died on Jan. 31 after 13 hours of heart surgery, … Continue reading
Who Killed the UC Logo? 3 Suspects
In today's world, the success of a design can be influenced by three separate yet perhaps equally important groups: the designers who create visual brands; the online commenters who criticize them; and the reporters who write about the controversies. These … Continue reading
Video: 'Dear Abby' Columnist Pauline Phillips On How She Started With SF Chronicle
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"Dear Abby" was the name of a column, not a person. But the moniker fit Pauline Phillips, better known to readers by her pen name of Abigail Van Buren, who became very dear, indeed, to fans around the world after … Continue reading
Michael Krasny Answers Questions About His 20 Years as Forum Host
Michael Krasny hosted KQED's call-in public affairs program Forum for the first time on Feb. 15, 1993 – 20 years ago today. During that first show, he promised to continue the program's commitment to in-depth news and political programming while … Continue reading »
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