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Lars Willnat is the John Ben Snow Endowed Research Professor in the Newhouse School. Most of his research focuses on media effects on political attitudes and behaviors, global journalism studies and cross-national and comparative survey research.
He is currently working on a number of survey studies that explore the impact of media use on political polarization and national images, public perceptions of journalists and the media, and the work of foreign correspondent around the world. He also is preparing the next wave of The American Journalist survey, which is a representative survey of U.S. journalists conducted every 10 years. The study represents the most comprehensive analysis of the demographic backgrounds, working conditions and professional values of U.S. journalists.
Willnat's teaching include media theory, political communication, quantitative research methods, survey methods and global communication. His research has been published in journals such as Digital Journalism, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Journalism Studies, Journalism, Journalism Practice, International Journal of Communication, Mass Communication and Society, and International Journal of Public Opinion Research. He is also the author of several books, including "Political Communication in Asia" (2009), "The Global Journalist in the 21st Century" (2012), "Social Media, Culture and Politics" (2014), "Empirical Political Analysis: Research Methods in Political Science" (2018), and "The American Journalist in the Digital Age"(2017), which won the 2017 Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.
Willnat is on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly and the Chinese Journal of Communication. He has lectured and conducted research in more than 30 countries and served as a Thousand Talents Distinguished Professor in China and as a Fulbright Scholar in Malaysia and South Korea. He also has been a guest professor at leading national universities in China, Hong Kong, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland.
Before joining Syracuse University, Willnat was the director of the School of Journalism and Media at the University of Kentucky, and earlier taught at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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How to Fight the Power with Joy, a Lesson From Corita Kent
In a time of political toxicity and divisiveness, what can we learn from the famed activist, nun, and graphic designer?
Theo Inglis
Corita Kent, courtesy of the Corita Art Center
With Brexit looming and all kinds of global strife taking center stage, there's perhaps no better time for the first London exhibition of the work of Corita Kent. The activist nun's career as an artist, teacher, and designer coincided with the second half of the 20th century's most tumultuous era, and her work confronted the issues of the day with bravery and resolve— fusing art with everyday life and favoring joy over despair. As a teacher, and later head of the art department at Los Angeles' Immaculate Heart College (IHC), she also inspired others to do the same.
"Corita Kent: Power Up," currently on view at the House of Illustration (through May 2019), is the largest ever exhibition of Kent's work in the UK. Olivia Ahmad, the exhibition's curator, wanted to celebrate Kent's timeless message about "the triumph of the human spirit."
"She was called 'the joyous revolutionary' by artist Ben Shahn," says Ahmad. "It's a perfect way to describe the kind of hopeful resistance she embodies, and it's particularly resonant at a time when our political discourse and online debate often feels so toxic and divisive."
stop the bombing, 1967, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
Kent, especially during the '60s when she was at her most prolific, used art to protest and comment on the state of the world around her. In both her art and her life, Kent confronted issues such as the Vietnam War, poverty, racial injustice, and gender inequality, while generally challenging the rigid conservatism of the day—something she was especially aware of as prevalent in Catholicism.
"Kent was called 'the joyous revolutionary' by artist Ben Shahn. It's a perfect way to describe the kind of hopeful resistance she embodies."
Kent was born Frances Elizabeth Kent in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to intensely Catholic parents who later moved to Hollywood in 1923 where Frances and her five siblings would grow up. Living in sunny, progressive California and on the fringes of a chaotic, exciting city had a significant impact on the direction of Kent's life and work. Both artistic and deeply religious from a young age, she would find the perfect place to nurture both these passions in tandem. In 1936, after a brief summer spent at the Otis Arts Institute, she entered into the Order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, taking Sister Mary Corita as her religious name and donning the traditional black and white habit of a nun.
Located in the diverse neighborhood of Los Feliz near downtown L.A, and known as intellectually rigorous, liberal, and arts-focused, IHC proved an ideal place for Kent. The first rule in her now famous Art Department Rules was 'find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for a while.' For Kent, Immaculate Heart Sisterhood and its art department was exactly that, and she stayed there for 32 years. After getting her bachelors in 1941, she undertook art and design studies at various other Californian universities and traveled north for a stint to teach for the sisterhood at a primary school in British Columbia. Soon, however, she was called back to IHC to join the art department as a teacher, which she did part-time while completing her Master's degree in art history at the University of Southern California.
american sampler serigraph, 1969, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
if i serigraph, 1969, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
kings dream serigraph, 1969, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
It was at USC in 1951 that Kent discovered and embraced silkscreen printing, a move that would prove momentous for her practice. Following an intensive afternoon being taught the basics by Maria Sodi de Ramos Martínez, the widow of Mexican artist Alfredo Martínez, Kent experimented with serigraphy and instantly embraced the silkscreen process. She considered it "very democratic" thanks to its ability to "produce a quantity of original art for those who cannot afford to purchase high-priced art."
Kent's screen-prints from the '50s are very different from the bold and colorful '60s work for which she is now best known. They were figurative, densely layered, and elaborate, and usually featured religious figures or iconography. Her influences at this time were as varied as Abstract Expressionism, Folk Art, Ben Shahn, and The Watts Towers constructed by artist Simon Rodia in South Central L.A. (which Kent would later take students to visit and photograph). Although not as radical as her '60s work, Kent's striking, modern art-influenced early prints nevertheless put her at odds with the Catholic Church, which favored purely realistic art.
Kent said she wanted her art to "give people a lift" and help them get "more fun out of life."
One element of her work that has been there since the very beginning is text. Kent had always been a voracious reader, and she began to combine words—first calligraphy and later typography—and image in her work from the mid-'50s onwards. This move suited the intellectual underpinning at IHC, where students majoring in art had to minor in english. Theology was, of course, an influence on Kent's text choices, but so too were literature, poetry, philosophy, and activism.
i wanna hold your hand, serigraph, 1965, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
In 1962, Kent saw work by Andy Warhol for the first time, and her aesthetic changed markedly, becoming bolder, flatter, more abstract and brighter, often with saturated, almost fluorescent, colors. Her new style was so successful that it became became known as "nun art," and was often imitated. Her adherence to the Pop Art aesthetic was well suited to her joyous aims: Kent said she wanted her art to "give people a lift" and help them get "more fun out of life."
Pop Art's celebration of the urban everyday also empowered Kent to introduce more quotidian sources into her text works. During the '60s, she began to incorporate lyrics from pop songs, advertising slogans, and snippets of text seen on signs and packaging into her work, often pairing them with religious text. It was a move that elevated the ordinary to the spiritual, and became a frequent theme in Kent's art and teaching. She found delight in the commonplace, and believed that the divine could be seen anywhere, even amidst the chaos of the modern city. Kent often took her students on urban expeditions—even day-long trips to gas stations and car lots—armed with cameras and viewfinders.
wide open, serigraph, 1964, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los-Angeles
that they may have life, serigraph, 1964, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los-Angeles
Not everyone felt that Kent's artistic synthesis of Catholicism with everyday life was appropriate, however. Despite the reforms introduced at the Second Vatican Council initiated by Pope John XXIII in 1962, the Catholic church remained conservative. This traditionalism was especially rife in the Los Angeles archdiocese, lead by the deeply orthodox James Francis McIntyre, who was often in dispute with the liberal Immaculate Heart Sisterhood. He found Kent's works sacrilegious, and in particular the piece mary does laugh (1964). In the center of the piece, Kent hand wrote the declaration: "Mary does laugh; and she sings and runs and wears bright orange, today she'd probably do her shopping at the Market Basket."
mary does laugh, serigraph, 1964, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
The Market Basket in the inscription was a reference to the supermarket next door to IHC, and the text was paraphrasing a student, Marcia Petty, who was reflecting on the 1964 Pop-themed "Mary's Day" parade. Kent, who has described the IHC parades before her leadership as "a very dismal affair," wanted them to be more celebratory and to "make Mary relevant for her time." The result was a riotous affair with students marching while holding colorful banners and placards, tackling issues such as hunger and poverty, and appropriating packaging to do so. Under Kent, Mary's Day was akin to a proto-happening, breaking down the barriers between life, art, and theater.
Kent's detractors, of course, we horrified by these unconventional parades. The 1964 parade's partial focus on food—which in the words of Marcia Petty, helped to "re-establish the fact that the ordinary is beautiful"—would lead to Kent's most controversial screenprint: the juiciest tomato of all (1964). It included the text "Mary mother is the juiciest tomato of all," a reference to a letter from her friend Sam Eisenstein, who had repurposed the phrase from a Del Monte tin of tomatoes in his description of the parade. Kent intended for the allusion of Mary as a tomato to be an exuberant affirmation of her glory, perfection, beauty, and ability to give spiritual nourishment. But to Cardinal McIntyre, it was sacrilegious, its unintended sexual connotations an affront. He banned it from being shown publicly.
the juciest tomato of all, serigraph, 1964, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
The message, sent loud and clear, was that the men in positions of power in the Catholic Church—not the nuns—were in control of the Virgin Mary and how she could be portrayed and seen. Kent's work was just one of the Archbishop's problems with the progressive sisterhood located in his diocese, but her fame made it one of his focal points. By 1967, McIntyre had succeeded in banning the sisterhood from teaching in the city's Catholic schools and sought a declaration from the Vatican to curb their liberal reforms. Rome sided with their Cardinal, and by 1970 the majority of the order's 400 sisters had renounced their vows and reorganized the sisterhood as a lay group called the Immaculate Heart Community.
Kent, who had become chair of IHC's art department in 1964 when her mentor Sister Mag departed the role, went on a sabbatical in 1968. She decided after two months that she would renounce her vows and never return to IHC. The move was partly linked to the sisterhood's strife with the powers that be, but it was also highly personal. One of Kent's 'Art Department Rules' declared that students should "pull everything out of your teacher," and by 1968 Kent had grown exhausted by the struggles of balancing teaching, running a department, going on grueling lecture tours, and taking on ever-growing private commissions with her desire to create for herself. The creation of new screenprints had generally been confined to the summer holidays when class was off. On her sabbatical, she witnessed a quieter life with more freedom, and she decided that it was what she wanted for her future.
for emergency use soft shoulder, serigraph, 1966, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
new hope, serigraph, 1966, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
come alive, serigraph, 1967, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
the man loves, serigraph, 1967, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
X give a damn, serigraph, 1968, image courtesy of the Corita Art Center Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles
After leaving the sisterhood, Kent moved to Boston and lived alone for the first time in her life. During this time, she continued to create her screenprints while co-authoring and designing books. She also relied on commercial design projects such as magazine adverts for Group W, the broadcasting department of Westinghouse, screen-printed decorative panels for computer manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation, a giant mural of a rainbow on a Boston Gas Company tank (the largest copyrighted artwork in the world at the time), and book covers for Daniel Berrigan. (Berrigan, a close friend and inspiration to Kent, was one of the Catonsville Nine, a group of Catholic priests arrested and imprisoned for the burning of Vietnam draft cards in 1968.)
Kent's most prominent project, the 'love' stamp designed for the U.S. Postal Authority, was released in an edition of around 700 million in 1985. She died a year later, after battling cancer for the third time since 1974, and left her estate to the Immaculate Heart Community to manage. Later the Corita Art Center was founded by the Community to preserve and promote Kent's unique legacy. Over the last 20 years, thanks to exhibitions, publications, and online interest, an artist once conspicuously missing from both the canon of art and design history—due, perhaps, to her gender, sisterhood, or design that embraced the ordinary—is rightly garnering the attention and recognition she deserves.
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Q: Multiple private ispell dictionaries I have an application where I want to use ispell and have it use a dictionary constructed from three inputs:

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*The default language dictionary (in my case English, provided by the system).

*A manually curated word list (asking ispell to "insert" a word should add to this).

*A dynamically generated list of works.

Importantly, the last source will be regenerated on a regular basis, adding and removing words which may or may not be in either of the other two sources.

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*Is there any way to do that will ispell?

*Is there any way to do it with an alternative spell checking that has a similar feature set?

I can sort of fake things by generating a per-use dictionary:
ispell -p <(cat local.dict dynamic.dict | sort -u) $FILE

But this doesn't work once I need to add a new word to local.dict: ispell has no way to find the original file and thus clearly can't modify it.
What I'd hoped would work is to be able to pass multiple -p
ispell -p local.dict -p dynamic.dict $FILE

But it seems only the last one is even noticed.
I've even tried exploiting the fact ispell will use a merge of both $PWD/.ispell_words and $HOME/.ispell_words (which would require overriding $HOME). That actually works for the most part, but it seems that when adding new words, ispell write out the merged dictionary with the result that it copies everything from the current dynamic dictionary to the permanent static one.

At this point I'm starting to consider things like merging the English dictionary and the custom one into a temp file and passing that via -d. But that sort of thing seems to be an invitation for endless issues, like how to reliably find the dictionary in the first place?

A: hunspell (if you can install it, there's no information about your system) accepts multiple dictionaries with the -d flag. Check the manpage for information on the dictionary formats and the specification of the personal dictionary (-p).
 -d dict,dict2,...
     Set dictionaries by their base names with or without paths. Example of the syntax:
     -d en_US,en_geo,en_med,de_DE,de_med

You can find more information in the man page.

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April 2014 | Fine Books Editors
O'Hara Gets His Due
Appointment in Samarra (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
For all the remembered writers of the 20th century, John O'Hara may not be among them. He was, however, commercial, and in his own words, he said, "I'm not some hairy philosopher. I'm just an ordinary guy who happens to write well."
O'Hara was one of the 20th century's best-selling authors. His biographer, Matthew J. Bruccoli, claimed O'Hara published more words than any other writer in the century. The public loved O'Hara, and he wrote for them. Critics were less kind.
Still, O'Hara knew what he was about. "The United States in this century is what I know," he said. "I want to record the way people talked and thought and felt, and do it with complete honesty and variety."
The Schuylkill County (PA) Historical Society, the birthplace of O'Hara, is now trying to keep O'Hara's memory alive. The Society got an early start on preserving the history of the area, having incorporated in 1903, but only last month decided to build an O'Hara collection. Their collection began simply enough with the recent donation of two letters written by O'Hara, one dated in 1954 and the other dated in 1961, and they serve as a cornerstone for other artifacts to come from the author's life.
Upon publication of O'Hara's first book, Appointment in Samarra, the New York Herald Tribune wrote that, "The genuine value of Appointment in Samarra is the author's grasp of his dubious hero's character." Hemingway praised the book highly and Edmund Wilson wrote that the book was "a memorable picture of both a provincial snob, a disorganized drinking-man of the twenties, and of the complexities of the social organism in which he flourished and perished."
Last year, Penguin Classics re-issued Appointment in Samarra, and other O'Hara books have followed. The author is finally receiving a bit of his critical due, particularly for his later works, which remain some of best portraits of the 20th century.
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Chryse e Argyre erano una coppia di isole leggendarie, situate nell'oceano Indiano, che si diceva fossero fatte di oro (chrysos in greco) e di argento (argyros).

Nel capitolo 23 del VI libro della sua Storia Naturale, Plinio il Vecchio (23-79 d.C.) afferma che al largo della foce dell'Indo si trovano le isole di Crise e Argire, «ricche, a mio avviso, di miniere, perché avrei difficoltà a credere che il loro suolo sia d'oro e d'argento, come alcuni sono inclini a ritenere».

Circa cinque o sei secoli dopo, nella sezione VI,11 del XIV libro dell'opera enciclopedica Etimologie, Isidoro di Siviglia (ca. 560-636) ripete più o meno le stesse informazioni: «Le isole Crisia ed Argiria si trovano nell'Oceano Indiano. Sono così ricche di differenti metalli che molti hanno detto che il loro suolo è formato da oro ed argento, donde anche il loro nome». Questa informazione è stata quasi certamente ricavata - come anche in altri casi nelle Etymologies, come lo stesso Isidoro ammette liberamente - direttamente dalla Storia Naturale. Entrambe queste opere latine, la Storia Naturale e specialmente le Etimologie, furono ampiamente lette in Europa per tutto il Medioevo, e questo assicurò la sopravvivenza della leggenda delle isole d'oro e d'argento fino all'inizio delle grandi scoperte geografiche.

Man mano che i geografi europei raccoglievano informazioni più affidabili sull'oceano Indiano, la presunta posizione di Chryse e Argyre si spostò sempre più a est ai confini del mondo conosciuto. Quando Martin Behaim creò il suo globo Erdapfel nel 1492, si credeva che queste isole fossero vicine al Giappone, forse perché Marco Polo aveva dichiarato che il Giappone stesso (che chiamò Cipangu) era ricco di oro e di argento; Behaim è noto per aver usato come fonti sia Plinio che Marco Polo.

La scoperta delle Americhe cambiò ogni cosa. Gli esploratori europei alla ricerca di favolose terre dell'oro iniziarono a navigare ad ovest, verso l'El Dorado, invece che ad est, verso il Cipangu. L'opera di Isidoro di Siviglia cadde nel dimenticatoio e le isole di Chryse e Argyre sparirono lentamente dall'immaginario popolare.

Nel 1877, tuttavia, i loro nomi furono riportati in auge dall'astronomo Giovanni Schiaparelli, che sfruttò l'opposizione planetaria di quell'anno per iniziare a mappare il pianeta Marte. Come esperto di astronomia e geografia antiche conosceva bene le leggende classiche e le terre leggendarie, e da esse traeva ispirazione per nominare le formazioni che poteva vedere attraverso il telescopio. Ipotizzò che le aree scure presenti sul pianeta fossero bassi «mari» pianeggianti, come quelli della Luna, mentre le «terre» fossero le zone più chiare. Notò in particolare alcune zone chiare che scambiò per isole: nominò così la più grande e circolare Hellas (dall'antico nome della Grecia) e le altre due Chryse e Argyre.

Fu solo con le osservazioni compiute dall'orbita marziana della Mariner 9 nel 1972 che divenne chiaro che queste aree chiare non erano affatto isole, ma depressioni tappezzate di polveri spazzate dal vento. Chryse è in realtà una distesa pianeggiante, ma il nome è stato mantenuto, ed è ora nota come Chryse Planitia, «pianura di Chryse». Argyre (come Hellas) è invece un cratere ad ampio impatto, noto oggi come Argyre Planitia, «pianura di Argyre», che a sua volta ha dato il nome a uno dei quadrangoli cartografici dell'atlante marziano.

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Q: getting same value for href attribute I am new in jQuery ,I am trying to get the value of href attribute when the user clicks on a link but I am getting same values for href attributes.
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A: In JavaScript, when you bind an event to an element, the this variable is being available (of course depending on the element and event). So, when you click an element and bind a function, within that function scope the clicked element is referenced as this. Writing $(this) you make a jQuery object out of it:
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TALKERS | June 20, 2013
Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts Purchases Irving, Texas Studios Serving as Headquarters for TV and Radio Productions. Since 2012, Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts – the parent company of TheBlaze – has been renting The Studios at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas. Now, the company announces it is purchasing the former television and movie studio to serve as the network's flagship television and radio facility. Mercury Radio Arts says the 72,000 square foot facility, which will now be known as Mercury Studios, features three sound stages that are up to 14,500 square feet. TheBlaze produces six hours of live programming every day from Irving. TheBlaze also currently leases a studio in Midtown Manhattan. Beck states, "We are proud to call Texas our home and be part of the local community in Irving. We are building a world-class facility that provides TheBlaze with the highest quality talent and top-of-the-line production capabilities so American stories can be told to viewers across the country." TheBlaze president and chief content officer Joel Cheatwood comments, "TheBlaze has quickly built up the capacity to produce over 43 hours of original programming per week and we are excited to now have our own multi-media base as we continue to grow." The facility was built in 1982, and has been the site of the production of movies and television shows including "Robocop," "JFK," "Silkwood," "Prison Break" and "Walker Texas Ranger."
CBS Atlanta Puts "Sportsline" TV Show on Hold After Firing Steak Shapiro, Chris Dimino and Nick Cellini. It was only a matter of time that in the wake of the highly publicized cancellation of the "Mayhem in the AM" morning show on WQXI, Atlanta that the weekend TV sports talk show the trio did for CBS Atlanta would also see its end. After the Steve Gleason bit that caused the three to lose their jobs at the radio station, the TV station's general manager Trey Fabacher announced the "CBS Atlanta Sportsline" show would go on hiatus and the relationship between the station and the three co-hosts would end. CBS issued the following statement regarding the incident: "Our employees, our partners and sponsors in no way support the content that was aired by this radio team on Monday morning."
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Beasley Broadcasting Names Justin Chase to New Corporate VP of Programming. The promotion of Justin Chase from operations manager for Beasley's three Las Vegas music outlets – KCYE, KKLZ and KOAS (as well as GGB Las Vegas-owned KVGS) – to the new corporate post of vice president of programming gives Chase the charge of overseeing all programming responsibilities for the company's portfolio of 40-plus radio stations located in 11 radio markets across the country. The company adds other duties to the position with Chase being charged with "developing creative campaigns that extend the radio stations' on-air brands to the digital space." Chase reports to president and COO Bruce Beasley. The company lauds Chase for the ratings and revenue growth the stations have experienced since he came aboard in 2009 – from CBS Radio's crosstown AC KMXB — making Las Vegas one of the company's top-performing markets. Bruce Beasley states, "Justin possesses all the traits and strengths we were we looking for in a vice president of programming when we decided to create the position at Beasley's corporate level. Over the last four years with our company, he has demonstrated his ability to program numerous formats, develop and maintain strong relationships within the industry and create campaigns that extend stations' on-air brands to digital platforms. We believe Justin is the perfect fit for this new position."
Charlottesville Talk Host Coy Barefoot Jumps Across Town to WCHV-FM. Talk media personality Coy Barefoot leaves Saga Communications' WINA, Charlottesville, Virginia to join Monticello Media's WCHV-FM for the 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm slot. Barefoot also hosts a weekly Sunday morning program on Newsplex-owned TV in the market called "Inside Charlottesville" and his radio show at WCHV-FM takes the same name. Barefoot began his program on WINA in 2006. The move to Monticello Media's news/talk simulcast of WCHV-AM/FM means the station separates programming for the two hours when Barefoot's show is head on the FM and Premiere's Sean Hannity continues to be heard on the AM signal.
WJZ-FM, Baltimore Morning Co-Host Ed Norris Returns to Air After April Motorcycle Accident. Former cop Ed Norris who now works as morning drive co-host at CBS Radio's sports talk WJZ-FM, Baltimore "105.7 The Fan" returned to the air on June 19 after almost two months off the air. Norris was involved in a motorcycle accident in which he swerved to avoid a truck. He suffered broken ribs, a broken arm and head injuries but has healed well enough to be back on the radio – although he tells WJZ-TV he's still injured and still in some pain. Norris co-hosts the morning show with Steve Davis.
NAB Files Comments with FCC Requesting Indecency Policy Provide Clarity. The National Association of Broadcasters has filed a 42-page report containing its comments in regard to the FCC's request for such on Adopting Egregious Cases Policy. The crux of the NAB's comments is that the commission's policy on indecency needs to be clear and contain examples. "The Commission's broadcast indecency policies must, at the very least, adhere to the constraints of Pacifica — and thus, unlike the 2004 Golden Globe decision and its progeny, they must be limited and restrained. Golden Globe and subsequent decisions focusing on fleeting expletives and isolated nudity led to unpredictable, arbitrary and unconstitutional enforcement of indecency rules and policies that chilled broadcaster speech. Any policies going forward not only must be cautious and restrained, as Pacifica requires, they also must be as predictable, consistent and clear as possible." The NAB also states it believes: 1) the commission should no longer treat fleeting or isolated expletives and images as actionably indecent; 2) that, to be actionably indecent, challenged material must fall within the scope of its indecency definition —that is, the material must describe or depict sexual or excretory organs or activities. The NAB also asks that the commission must use language that is as precise as possible and provide relevant examples and context in its policies and decisions. If the commission cannot establish sufficiently clear indecency regulations so that broadcasters know what is expected of them, then broadcasters cannot be subject to liability for alleged violations of those standards.
Arbitron Modifies TLR Policy Affecting Out-of-Market Streaming. Arbitron announces a modification to its Total Line Reporting policy beginning with the Summer Diary Survey and the July 2013 PPM. Arbitron explains: Over-the-air stations and streams that simulcast have been eligible for Total Line Reporting (TLR) for a number of years. Combos that receive TLR are reported with a combined total line using the "primary" station's call letters, selected by the combo from among the over-the-air stations. Until May 2013, in order to be eligible for TLR, a stream had to simulcast 100% with its over-the-air partner, including any commercials, throughout the stream's reach. Starting May 2013, Arbitron introduced a change in the policy that enables a stream to receive TLR while substituting commercials outside the home market of its over-the-air partner, subject to certain restrictions. After carefully reviewing this policy and with input from the Radio Advisory Council, Arbitron is modifying this policy to provide greater flexibility to stations that stream. Starting with the July 2013 PPM report month and Summer 2013 Diary survey, a stream is eligible for TLR as long as the stream simulcasts all content 100%, including commercials, in the home Metro and DMA of its over-the-air partner. Under this new policy, the stream is not required to simulcast any content outside the over-the-air station's home Metro and DMA. The 100% simulcast requirement for streams will remain in effect in the over-the-air station's Metro and DMA. Over-the-air stations requesting TLR with one another will also need to simulcast 100% without exception, as required under the long-standing Arbitron TLR policy.
RTDNA/Hofstra Survey of Radio and TV News Directors Paints Unclear Picture of State of Radio News. The annual survey of radio and television news directors and general managers by Hofstra University professor emeritus Bob Papper in conjunction with the RTDNA was released on Wednesday and regarding radio news, Papper states, "Overall in the survey, 77.7% of radio stations run local news — 78.8% of AM stations and 77.2% of FM stations. The overall percentage is up a surprising 8.8% from last year, with AM stations up 9.8 points and FM stations up 4 points. As I do each year, I would urge caution on those numbers. The numbers are based on stations that return the survey, and since it's a news survey, stations that run news could well be more likely to return the surveys than stations that do not. It's possible those percentages are too high." Papper reports that regarding changes in radio news and plans for the future veered from past years. "Historically, these numbers have tended to be pretty consistent, but this year is different. The percentage of stations reporting an increase in news fell from 30.1% last year to 22% this time around. The percentage reporting a drop edged up from 4.9% to 6.7%. Non-commercial stations were a little more likely to increase the amount of news; so were stations in the biggest markets." You can see the summary of the entire study here.
Obama Nukes Plan/Berlin Speech, 'Gang of 8' Amnesty Deal, NSA Surveillance Program, DOJ News Organization Monitoring, and FBI Domestic Drones Policy Among Top News/Talk Stories Yesterday (6/19). President Obama's nukes reduction plan and his speech in Berlin; the "Gang of 8" illegal immigrant amnesty deal; controversy over the National Security Administration's surveillance program; the effect of the Department of Justice's monitoring of phone and email records of news organizations on sources; and the FBI's admission to using drones in the United States were some of the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio, according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
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Will Howard Stern's Role on "America's Got Talent" Hurt NBC's Ability to Sell Ads? By now you know that it's official that Sirius XM's Howard Stern is replacing Piers Morgan on the very successful summer talent search program, "America's Got Talent." It didn't take long for the Parents Television Council to react (they probably had the press release ready weeks ago!). PTC president Tim Winter stated, "In an act of desperation for a flailing network, NBC has hired Howard Stern – a performer who is synonymous with shock, profanity and obscenity – as a judge on a prime-time talent competition. The once-proud broadcast network has lost its way and has made it clear it holds no concern whatsoever for children and families. It also risks losing millions in advertising dollars." We are not sure about the "flailing network" part – "America's Got Talent" was the number one non-sports program among the four networks last summer and NBC has probably seriously considered what Stern's effect on the program will be. Certainly Stern won't be interviewing porn stars on the TV show but he does come with a reputation and if the PTC and other groups decide to mount a serious campaign against NBC, will they be able to hurt the network over Stern's reputation and not what actually transpires on the show? Stay tuned.
Occupy KGO Draws Protesters to San Francisco Studios. Earlier this week TALKERS reported the planned Occupy KGO event scheduled for yesterday (12/15) in reaction to Cumulus Media's firing of Gene Burns, Ray Taliaferro, Gil Gross and several other talk hosts as the station moves to a newsier format. The protest took place and, according to Matthew Lasar of RadioSurvivor.com, there were about 50 people gathered outside the studios at the height of the activity (accompanying photo from RadioSurvivor.com), including recently dismissed talk host John Rothman. Lasar says Rothman told him, "Our hope is that Mickey Luckoff, our former president and general manager, is in the process of putting together a deal which would take all of us to one station and hopefully we will go with our advertisers, and we'll begin all over again." KGO issues the following statement regarding the protest: "KGO listeners are passionate about their station. We appreciate their input and feedback as we evolve from a news/talk format to more news and information." Occupy KGO protesters say they'll be back on December 30 for another march.
New KABC, Los Angeles Lineup: Geraldo in, Elder to PM Drive and More. The Orange County Register's Gary Lycan reports reliable sources tell him the new lineup for Cumulus Media's KABC, Los Angeles is set and will debut in January. Already known is that Doug McIntyre and Terri-Rae Elmer will host "McIntyre in the Morning." Lycan reports that Geraldo Rivera – emanating from WABC, New York – will host the 10:00 am to 12:00 noon show on delay. Other changes include evening host John Phillips moving from his current slot to a one-hour 9:00 am to 10:00 am program. Premiere Networks' Sean Hannity remains in the 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm slot followed by Larry Elder, who moves to the PM drive daypart from late mornings. Current AM driver Peter Tilden moves to the 9:00 pm to 12:00 midnight show following Citadel Media Networks' Mark Levin in the 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm position.
Female Demo Innovator Debbie Nigro Targets 40-Plus Female Audience with "Still a Babe" Concept. One of the holy grails in talk radio programming is figuring out a dependable method of connecting with the underserved, under-reached female market. If anyone out there has experience and a degree of success in this arena, it's radio pro Debbie Nigro of "Working Mom on the Run" fame. Now Debbie Nigro has turned her attention to reaching women ages 40-65 with her StillaBabe.com initiative. The veteran of WPIX-FM, New York and the aforementioned nationally syndicated "Working Mom on the Run" program which made a big buzz in the 1990s says the "Still a Babe" concept comes from the sum of her life's experiences. She tells TALKERS special features correspondent Mike Kinosian, "It is about figuring out how to enjoy your life through it all and being around people who bring out the best in you. I have great instincts about people and have so much information to share. My revenue will come from media, product sales, offline events and licensing. This is a collective power of the purse. Women want to play with whom they trust. I let my guard down so they know who I am." Nigro's track record warrants industry attention. Read more and see her very cool video presentation here.
"Free Talk Live" Jumps into the Fray Between Mark Levin and Michael Savage. You already know that TRN host Michael Savage offered New Gingrich $1 million to quit the GOP race and, in response, Mark Levin offered Savage $100,000 to quit his radio program. "Free Talk Live" host and founder Ian Freeman isn't asking either host to quit his job for money. Here's his offer: "'Free Talk Live' will give $1,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital if Mark Levin and Michael Savage will have lunch with an Orthodox Muslim and also an undocumented immigrant that is working to feed his or her family. Levin and Savage will have to video record their encounters and do less than 40% of the talking in each conversation. Each host can earn up to $500 for St. Jude by submitting one video for their lunch with the Muslim and another for the immigrant. Upon public upload to YouTube and once verified that the host listened in a video to at least 60% of the conversation, $250 will be given to St. Jude. If by 2012 the hosts have not accomplished this goal, 'Free Talk Live' will raise at least $1,000 to be given to St. Jude in the name of peace, freedom, and compassion for other humans." If you're interested in hearing more about this offer from Freeman, e-mail him at ian@freetalklive.com.
Glenn Beck's Mercury Radio Arts Leases Irving, Texas Studio Space for Production and Live Events. Since moving his personal residence to Texas, Premiere Networks star Glenn Beck has been working to relocate his Mercury Radio Arts production company to the Lone Star State and now it appears he's found the space. The Studios at Las Colinas is an existing facility that's been home to the production of Hollywood films ("Robocop," "JFK" and "Talk Radio" to name a few). Mercury Radio Arts will lease space there for his GBTV studios from Muller Entertainment Studio Operations. The site comes complete with a 500-plus seat theater for live performances and Beck will invite live audiences for tapings of his eponymous GBTV show. He will also produce his radio program from the location. In a release, Beck says, "I have come to know and respect the people of Texas and could not be more excited about GBTV studios – the future home of GBTV and a multi-platform destination for the fusion of entertainment and enlightenment. We are proud to become part of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and are eager to become good neighbors and members of the local community."
Cumulus Media Networks Names Jerry King Director of Operations in Dallas. Mike McVay recently left his consulting firm McVay/Cook & Associates to take the SVP of corporate programming at Cumulus. Now another McVay/Cook executive joins the Cumulus fold as Jerry King leaves his VP of operations and programming post there for the director of operations position with syndication arm Cumulus Media Networks in Dallas. King will oversee the network's Dallas operations, as well as the program directors and the 24/7 satellite delivered radio programming in fourteen different formats originating from Dallas beginning January 1. Mike McVay states, "Jerry's multi-format experience and expertise of the radio industry makes him a perfect fit for running our worldwide satellite operations as well as our diverse programming."
Greater Media Introduces Anthony Michaels as New WLNK-FM, Charlotte PD. The talk-intensive Hot AC station features Bob & Sheri in AM drive and Matt and Ramona in PM drive. Anthony Michaels is the evening host and has served as interim PD for the station. Now, Greater Media Charlotte VP and market manager Rick Feinblatt announces Michaels' new role as program director. "Anthony has done an amazing job as interim PD, along with his duties as APD and a night air shift. We look forward to him taking the station to the next level under his leadership." Michaels replaces Kris Abrams who exited the post four months ago.
2012 Presidential Race Top News/Talk Story for Week of December 12-16. The battle between GOP primary candidates and the issues being discussed as part of the 2012 presidential race landed atop the Talkers TenTM chart this week. The Talkers TenTM is the result of ongoing research into the most-talked-about stories on news/talk radio across America and is published every Friday at Talkers.com. Also on the chart this week at #2 is the threatened government shutdown/payroll tax cut issue. At #3 is the Iraq troop withdrawl and at #4 is NTSB cell phone ban proposal. View the entire chart here.
TALKERS Weekly Affiliate Roundup. Dial Global's Dennis Miller is picked up by Pamplin's KKOV, Vancouver, Washington….."The Handyman Show with Glenn Haege" adds WGDJ, Albany; WILS, Lansing; WGHN, Grand Haven, Michigan; and KSZL, Barstow, California.


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