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Nunn’s media blitz deserves more scrutiny
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(Note to readers: I recorded an audio version of this column to replace the AI voice Substack normally uses. You can listen to it anytime by clicking the “Listen” button at the top of the column in the Substack app. It’s a th...
One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses
WHO-TV weather team. Jeriann Ritter in center front, Jason Parkin right rear. Courtesy WHO-TV
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In all my years in TV news, I’ve never heard of a situation like the NBC affiliate in Des Moines is dealing with.
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Reporters: Resist the nothing-burger
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Journalists are trained from their first class in News 101 to “get both sides of the story.” And for generations, that practice has led to stories that are balanced, fair to all sides, and more complete for news consumers.
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Good news, two good stories and a groan
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A quick hitting column today touching on four topics.
Subpoenas dropped
Although I don’t trust the US Department of Justice any farther than I can throw Todd Blanche, it’s good news prosecutors dropped their subpoenas a...
Trump no longer gets the benefit of the doubt
Trump prime time speech 7-16-26. Screen grab courtesy C-SPAN
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There was a time when a president who wanted to address the nation in prime time could count on the major television networks to dutifully hand over their airwaves...
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Dave Busiek spent 43 years in Iowa radio and TV newsrooms, the last 30 years as news director at KCCI-TV in Des Moines.
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