Steve Jobs may be stepping back , but that’s no reason to stop being jazzed about all things Apple: The company snagged a whopping 563 patents last year, some of which are sure to eventually see the light of day. Mashable reports on 10 you should be particularly excited about: iBike…
Continue reading …The FCC is giving Comcast, the country’s largest cable company, the green light to take over NBC Universal, home of the NBC television network. The deal is still awaiting Justice Department approval, which is expected later today. With the deal certain to transform the entertainment industry landscape, regulators are attaching…
Continue reading …Determined to stay in power despite the international sanctions pressing down on him, Laurent Gbagbo is pressuring banks to continue lending to him, and cocoa farmers to pay their export taxes in advance. “He’s looking for $90 million, from here to the end of the month,” said one cocoa businessman….
Continue reading …They’re the ones we go to for help, but they may be the ones hurting: Surgeons contemplate suicide at a higher rate than the general public, according to a study of 8,000 surgeons: About 6% reported having recent suicidal thoughts, compared to 3% of the public. But the stat…
Continue reading …Joe Scarborough joins the chorus of those wishing for a more civil tone in politics, but he’s not holding out much hope that the moral argument for civility will do the trick. After all, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other “right-wing polemicists who make big bucks spewing rage” aren’t admitting…
Continue reading …It was a banner year for piracy in 2010, with marauders taking 1,181 hostages, according to the AP . That’s the most prisoners pirates have taken in any year since 1991, when record-keeping began, according to the International Maritime Bureau. But they accomplished the feat while taking only 53 vessels,…
Continue reading …The economic crisis can be blamed for the death of quite a few large companies already—think Circuit City, Northwest Airlines, and Countrywide—so which ones can we expect to go bye-bye this year? Here are 10 American companies that seem unlikely to survive, from 24/7 Wall St. via Daily…
Continue reading …ABC Touts Ron Reagan Jr.’s Alzheimer ‘Revelations’ About his Father for 24 Minutes Over Four Days
January 18, 2011 No Comment
Over a span of four days and three programs, ABC donated 24 minutes of coverage to Ron Reagan's new book and the allegations that his father had symptoms of Alzheimer's while being President. On Tuesday, he appeared on Good Morning America for almost eight minutes of promotional coverage. Guest co-host Elizabeth Vargas teased the segment by proclaiming, “Coming up in just a moment, new revelations about President Reagan and when he developed Alzheimer's .” Wouldn't “allegations” have been a more fair way to describe the claims of Ronald Reagan's liberal son? In addition to appearing on Tuesday's GMA, the book was discussed on the Monday, Sunday and Saturday edition of the program. Vargas interviewed Ron Reagan for almost nine minutes on Friday's 20/20. Additionally, World News anchors highlighted the insinuations on Friday, Sunday and Monday. The grand total comes out to 24 minutes and 12 seconds of interviews or coverage.
Continue reading …Amy Chua angered many— to the point of death threats —with her espousal of a strict “Chinese” parenting style and denouncement of the “weak, cuddling” American variety. But as far as David Brooks is concerned, it’s actually Chua who is “coddling her children.” By refusing to allow her daughters to…
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