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Episode 61: “What’chu talkin’ ’bout, Robert?” (re. ATC) Also Reuters, AOL, Bartz & F-bombs

September 8, 2011

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Episode 60: Where Robert breaks the news himself. AGAIN.

September 1, 2011

Once again, Robert Wagner *is* the news in this week’s episode of Redoing Media – catching Betsy Richter off guard with his intent to step away from All Things Critical, along with his assertion that Portland isn’t really where it’s at, technology-wise. Who is? Listen to the episode to see…!

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Episode 59: Betsy’s media doldrums

August 12, 2011

August media blahs hit Betsy on this week’s Redoing Media show, but Robert steps in with show topics ranging from Britain’s attack on…social media?, DIY producers on YouTube and Amazon’s new Kindle Cloud service.

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Episode 58: @robwagpdx as journalist: Hell has frozen over…

August 4, 2011

Why does Betsy think Hell has frozen over? Because her co-host Robert Wagner just launched All Things Critical today. Yes, a site that smells like it’ll be practicing journalism to her. And Robert doesn’t *do* journalism, don’t you know. Or does he now????

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Episode 57: Smart, sexy, stupid…or shameless? You decide

July 21, 2011

Is smart the new sexy? Shameless replacing stupid? (Or vice-versa…) Betsy & Robert pull examples from recent media stories about Borders, Time Magazine, the National Association of Newspapers, growing online communities, the demise of the big box & rise of eBooks, and business coverage in Portland, Oregon.

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Episode 56: Evil, Clueless – or just plain cool?

July 15, 2011

Yes, it’s another new show! Is Aggregation Evil? And why is curation okay where aggregation isn’t? Where does amplification fit in? Betsy & Robert discuss the evils of aggregation along with the pitfalls of properly labeling content, using recent examples from the Huffington Post vs. AdAge and the Oregonian News Network vs. Willamette Week. Fun [...]

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Episode 55: Google+, Twitter for Newsrooms, Myspace &, um, Newsweek?

July 1, 2011

Let’s review the (ahem) media entities* in the news this week: Dead, dead, dead (no matter how hard you try to revive them): Newsweek, Princess Diana Mostly dead: Myspace (even with Justin Timberlake’s endorsement/investment) Alive & kicking: Twitter (NBC’s Chuck Todd now calls it his ‘primary source’ for breaking news Just born? Google+. Both Betsy [...]

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Redoing Media – Episode 54: Talking media literacy with Jon Mitchell

June 17, 2011

NewsTrust managing editor Jon Mitchell joined Robert & Betsy to talk media literacy, personal responsibility (or lack thereof, as evidenced by the Vancouver riots) & 1 more round of Weiner jokes…

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Redoing Media – Episode 53: The anti-Apple cult, down on social media rockstars/gurus, & AOL-wha?

June 9, 2011

Betsy Richter and Robert Wagner have great fun dissecting Apple’s recent WWDC announcements, dismissing AOL as ‘newsroom champion’, ridiculing social media rockstars/gurus and debating Amazon’s role in the book buying world.

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Redoing Media – Episode 52: News vs. PR, Franzen’s just old & Weinergate

June 3, 2011

Betsy & Robert talk about white dudes. Old white dudes (as in Jonathan Franzen). Younger white less-endowed dudes (yes, Anthony Weiner, we’re talking about you). Plus Google PR vs Google ‘News’, punishment via Twitter, and a local news recap.

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