You Sleep When You Die

Every revolution starts with a single shot. In everything we see in life, some event or breakthrough opened the gate. Most people will be glued to their TV sets this weekend watching the Super Bowl. Did you ever wonder how it got ‘super?’ After all, there are championships in every sport, but only one Super Bowl. How did it really happen?

We all know that kids today are ‘online’ more than ever before, including phones, computers, TV’s and other electronic devices. What most of us don’t know is just how much time we’re really talking about. According to a recent study from the Kaiser Family Foundation, “the average young American spends practically every waking minute” using one of these sources. The numbers are shocking…

Unless you haven’t turned on your television within the past couple of weeks (and even then you’re probably not immune), you’ve heard about the shit storm NBC has gotten itself into over its late-night lineup…

Trust me, I get that it’s all about the bottom line in business. But I also believe that a man – or a network, in this case – is only as good as his word. NBC’s Jeff Zucker should be ashamed of himself for throwing O’Brien aside the minute things got tough.

Just in case you’re not a woman and haven’t heard the news, Oprah has announced that the next season will be the last for The Oprah Winfrey Show. Like everything else Oprah does, the announcement has gotten lots of attention. Oprah issued a statement saying:

“I love this show. This show has been my life. And I love it enough to know when it’s time to say good-bye.”

I hate to interrupt the waterworks, but I have to say…BULLSHIT!

CNN anchor and network fixture Lou Dobbs recently left the network. According to sources, the reason behind his sudden departure was a difference in opinion between Dobbs and CNN President Jonathan Klein about Dobbs’ refusal to tow the network’s ‘neutral’ line of reporting. CNN’s goal has traditionally been to offer its audience objective reporting as a neutral counterpoint to its rivals (FOX News and MSNBC). As anyone who is familiar with Dobbs will tell you, Dobbs wasn’t very good at riding the fence (which is further evidenced by new rumors that he is considering a 2012 bid for the White House).

I can’t say for sure how things went down between Klein, Dobbs and the network. What I can for sure is that Klein’s idea of CNN – or any other network or media outlet – as an unbiased medium is ridiculous and out-dated.