... and investigative reporters honored on old-time radio
The glue-seams between these items aren't as smooth as that headline suggests. But first, here's Poynter's version of the TVNewser story... not only as a news report about Brian Stelter moving to The New York Times from his mediabistro.com weblog, but as an example of a Q&A interview done with instant messaging...
Leann Frola:
"The kid that TV news execs just can't get enough of is moving up the
ladder himself. Brian Stelter, who aggregates news about TV news, is
leaving his mediabistro.com blog, TVNewser. As of July 23, he'll be at nytimes.com, helping to shape its media news coverage...." Brian's brief answers had me wondering whether he's following the Al's Morning Meeting series on writing short, which is not just for radio anymore...
That radio-style discussion reminded me that I meant to go back and read yesterday's Times article on Big Radio trying for a comeback in a world of pods and blogs:
"Confronted by a slow erosion of listeners who are turning to iPods,
podcasts and other sources for entertainment, the radio corporations
are trying to merge their over-the-air music and D.J. chatter with the
Web, adding online streams of their broadcasts and features already
found on many independent Web-based stations. These include live chat
rooms, blogs and MySpace-style social networking features." Meanwhile, for another riff on "old-fashioned radio" and "old-fashioned news," one of my favorite podcasts, Jim Widner's "Radio Detective Story Hour," has devoted its 99th and 100th episodes to programs that featured newspaper reporters solving mysteries... including one based on true-life journalists.
Episode 100 - Night Beat & Broadway Is My Beat"100th
podcast of this series! A special double-header focusing on the
writing, the darkness and the pulse of two of the better radio series
with crime detection themes. Night Beat with its gravel-voiced character played by Frank Lovejoy (right) and its use of darkness through the writing and images and Broadway Is My Beat
with its haiku-style narration, dark jazzy undertones and layered sound
effects both combine to create a sizzingly summertime and dark feel to
the big city 'beat.'"
Episode 99 - The Big Story"The
reporter as investigator! This series was based upon real-life
incidents in which a newspaper reporter played an important part in
solving a crime. The reporter was presented with the Pall Mall Award at
the end of the show. These reporters showed the best side of their
investigative skills - something shared by the radio detectives
featured in this podcast series." Lifestyle Disclaimer: This is in no way an endorsement of the tobacco companies that sponsored that last program. Not much detective work needed to tell why. See that last link and these LIFE covers.
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