January 7, 2019 Odds, ends and new beginnings It’s always good to be remembered, and hopefully being your last new year’s message of the year will keep some of my thoughts on…
December 6, 2018 Blogging better in 2019 after hitting 20,000 views in 2018 THANK YOU! I don’t know what else to say. There’s nothing special about hitting 20,000 blog page views except that it’s a big round…
October 2, 2018 News starting out good but going downhill fast It’s a happy moment at CohenConnect.com. (Online definition of moment: “a very brief period of time.” The italics are mine.) September’s blog numbers were…
September 26, 2018 Stupid, stupid, stupid! Sometimes I see or hear something so stupid, I lose control and have to call it out right away. That’s especially true when it…
September 3, 2018 Labor Day weekend leftovers I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure you’ve had a busy week, between getting used to having your kids in school or planning what…
July 13, 2018 The FCC’s war on American children, adults The Federal Communications Commission has a very important mission, but it’s not being fulfilled.In fact, the opposite has been happening over the past few…
June 28, 2018 Ready to ‘X out’ Comcast Xfinity from my life I DECIDED TO STAY WITH COMCAST. Yes, you read correctly. I made the decision yesterday after coming “thisclose” to switching to Verizon. This is…
May 31, 2018 Where have you gone, Sasha Savitsky? I don’t know why TV stations (and networks) allow mistakes to remain without corrections but it’s certainly a disservice to viewers and readers. One…
May 18, 2018 It happened again, and again There’s never a good time to write a story like this. We know there has been a school shooting in Texas, apparently between Houston…
May 8, 2018 Paying for news, one candidate’s free airtime and asking for your comments I hope you’ve had a terrific Tuesday! I have a few thoughts (just a few) I figured I’d get out today. This morning, Axios…
April 11, 2018 Syria, Gaza and the FCC chair babying broadcasters Industry leaders have been meeting in Las Vegas for the National Association of Broadcasters Show and Adam Symson, president-CEO of the E.W. Scripps Co.,…
March 30, 2018 Tiffany Trump’s trouble, what unions could do to Amazon and the media It’s nice when Americans exercise their First Amendment rights (freedom of religion, speech, the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and…
March 26, 2018 Facebook: Friend or foe? Keep or delete? If you were reading the Sunday paper, you may have come across this full-page ad from Facebook with a letter signed by Mark Zuckerberg….
March 23, 2018 The Weather Channel’s new owner, a real controversial person There are two big changes in weather: The snow has stopped and The Weather Channel is being sold. Also, you can say the owner is…
March 20, 2018 Be nicer to Mike Jerrick, and other thoughts on what’s making news People who know me can never, ever say I’m not loyal to people I like and respect. You’ll see that in a moment, along…
March 1, 2018 WSVN without Fox? It’s possible if…. Surprisingly, I haven’t seen this reported at all by South Florida media. Yes, they’re still consumed and reeling from the massacre at Marjory Stoneman…
February 22, 2018 Got cable, satellite? You’ll foot the bill for Fox’s Thursday Night Football How many of you watched the Super Bowl this year? Of course, in Philadelphia, that’s a loaded question with the underdog Eagles in the…
January 27, 2018 Facebook, Twitter, and Fox (Fox x 14)! Two articles got my attention as I recover, tonight. You’ll remember yesterday, I couldn’t read or even think. Now, look how far I’ve come…
January 8, 2018 The news where I used to work: Unbelievable! Most of you know I was a web producer for the Fox station in Philadelphia, but fewer of you know I haven’t worked there…
September 5, 2017 No more newscasts, but what a swan song! I’ve mentioned the sad state of the U.S. broadcasting industry these days, with big companies eating up smaller ones like never before. There are…
February 3, 2017 The media: Certainly imperfect, definitely necessary and trying This is my first blog in several months, and only my second since arriving back in Philadelphia. The first was shortly after my return, so…
