Tag: KGAN
Keeping broadcast media local in the dereg era
Rick Sellers might be the ultimate business leader in the Corridor.
He just sold radio station KMRY for $700k. He bought it (as the majority...
Meet the newest journo in town
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
It isn’t unusual for a media critic to write about a long-time journalist who is retiring. It’s interesting...
COVID-19 reshaping media world
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
While many types of businesses are waiting for a return to normal, the coronavirus is forcing local media...
The inaugural Rando Corridor Media Audit
By Joe Coffey | The Fifth Estate
One of the best and worst things about the internet is that you can’t control it. For local...
Picture this: Compelling local media images
By Joe Coffey / The Fifth Estate
Corridor media outlets, please figure out how to put engaging, fitting, real images on the stories you produce.
At...
School walkouts are made-for-media events
By Joe Sheller / Media Column
You couldn’t escape reminders of the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings in the local news media...
KGAN offers window into Sinclair strategy
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
Back in July, comedian and media commentator John Oliver ran a segment on his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight”...
KGAN offers window into Sinclair strategy
By Joe Sheller / Guest Column
Back in July, comedian and media commentator John Oliver ran a segment on his HBO show, “Last Week Tonight”...
Television’s 50 shades of pay
By Joe Sheller / Guest Editorial
British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke had a daydream in the 1940s. What if artificial satellites were placed...
How well do you know your news outlets?
Joe Coffey / The Fifth Estate
The research phase of many a local news story involves a reporter checking out a company’s website to get...