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 23, 2018 The Big Bang Theory’s wedding episode succeeded where Publix failed Most of us strive for perfection. Some of us do it too hard, and it can affect our well-being. On the other hand, there…
May 13, 2018 In defense: The good Facebook can do when used by the right people First, happy Mother’s Day to everyone to whom that applies. I hope you’re having a great day! Second, today is also the celebration of…
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 25, 2018 Who says everything I write is negative (but correct)? This is my 90th blog post and like most journalists, I identify mistakes all over and somehow — often through publicity — try to…
April 19, 2018 Sanctuary cities judges show they know justice, not politics I’m not writing to take an opinion on the issues of sanctuary cities or illegal immigration, but have to say I’m pleased a gang of Republican-appointed federal judges were willing to rule against a president from their own party.
April 17, 2018 Comey comes alive with tough talk against Trump I didn’t know much about James Comey until about two years ago. Since then, I thought pretty highly of the guy and that really…
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., made an interesting comparison between broadcast and digital.
April 10, 2018 Salaries, senators and a spat between a Fox News host and the A.P. I’m actually going to start optimistically and thank you for reading. The blog is getting very close and may have 12,000 hits after this…
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….
February 23, 2018 Parkland now, but North Miami Beach proud! Did I just write that headline? There’s lots on my mind (too often, and that’s between me and my medical professional, and I’ll get…
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…
February 4, 2018 Eagles’ fans give April the Giraffe an ‘F’ Talk about ungrateful and too much attention for a minor story. The only thing major was the size of the animal. About a year…
February 2, 2018 Eagle eye: Most Philadelphia media ignore possibility of local terrorism You would think anytime there’s a possibility of terrorism in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia media would report it. Apparently that wasn’t the case this week….
January 23, 2018 Don’t post your content on Facebook if you don’t want readers getting it for free! Time for the obvious, yet again. News organizations post their news on Facebook and other social media sites. Those articles, videos, slideshows, etc. also…
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…
December 20, 2017 Today, Merry Christmas to Comcast! You’re welcome! No waiting until Christmas on Monday. Comcast, you obviously consider yourself too powerful. Today, your hard-earned rate hikes take effect. Santa says you’ve been…
October 4, 2017 Tom Petty’s disgraceful daughter, wrong reports at end Every situation is different, but death always seems to be a hard topic. We could be talking about a close relative, an acquaintance from…
May 25, 2017 Dinner in my honor: A favorite memory The spring of 1997. It was pretty much my first time away from home. Steve and Tom hired me to produce the 11pm news…
February 17, 2017 Beating Welch’s un-kosher coupon policy I don’t get shocked too much anymore. Maybe that’s from age, or having done a lot of things in a lot of places. Maybe…
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…
January 11, 2016 One blogging year in review It’s a big day in Cohen Country. I posted my first blog one year ago today. A year ago, I was living in Florida,…
November 15, 2015 Past time to stop terror once and for all, not necessarily for the French I love being back in news. Sure, the hours are long, especially when you don’t have a boss. (My new one starts Nov. 30)….
April 26, 2015 Lots of updates in a few short months This is my 22nd blog. I hope you’ve enjoyed them as much as I’ve enjoyed writing them. I didn’t think I could come up…
March 28, 2015 Taking things a lot too seriously? I’m noticing a trend, that a lot of my blogs have to do with work. That’s not surprising because most of my waking hours…
March 15, 2015 Getting settled at work Following up on yesterday’s post, my computer is not hooked up. I thought it would be, but the movers kept bringing in more and…