Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Bill O'Reilly Thinks You're Crazy

2008-06-11 Thread Scott Royall
I daresay everyone with three working brain cells knows that O'Reilly is a shill. So what's the sense in debating his style? People have a morbid fascination in watching train wrecks. I may agree with a lot of his politics--to a point, but I don't have the luxury of a high typing speed so it's re

Re: [Swprograms] Current edition of BBCWS "Over to You" worth a listen

2008-06-11 Thread jfiglio1
I wonder what BBCWS management's reaction will be. In the past in reaction to criticism, they've attempted to further explain their justifications for the path they've chosen rather than to re-think and re-form. Perhaps the fact that these reactions are coming from Africa and presumably from l

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Bill O'Reilly Thinks You're Crazy

2008-06-11 Thread markfine
Correction: "Inside Edition", same difference. Apparently Wiki remembers things better than I do. :^) > People rarely remember that O'Reilly was one of the first hosts of "A > Current Affair". ACA was an early Fox attempt at providing sensational pap > in a news magazine format. Like Maury Povich

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Bill O'Reilly Thinks You're Crazy

2008-06-11 Thread markfine
People rarely remember that O'Reilly was one of the first hosts of "A Current Affair". ACA was an early Fox attempt at providing sensational pap in a news magazine format. Like Maury Povich, he has zero credibility as a valid newsman... just ask his housekeeper. > Actually, the first three words o

[Swprograms] Current edition of BBCWS "Over to You" worth a listen

2008-06-11 Thread Richard Cuff
There's an ongoing discussion on the program about how news-heavy the World Service has become on the listener feedback program "Over to You". I took a listen this morning - interesting to hear even in Africa there is complaining that the WS is becoming too news-focused. Check out http://www.bbc.

[Swprograms] Current edition of BBCWS "Over to You" worth a listen

2008-06-11 Thread Richard Cuff
There's an ongoing discussion on the program about how news-heavy the World Service has become on the listener feedback program "Over to You". I took a listen this morning - interesting to hear even in Africa there is complaining that the WS is becoming too news-focused. Check out http://www.bbc.

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Bill O'Reilly Thinks You're Crazy

2008-06-11 Thread John Figliozzi
Politics infuses everything, Scott; but especially the media. The role of the media is arguably at the center of our discussions here, ultimately, and that is among other things a profoundly political question. I realize Bill O'Reilly serves as sort of a lightning rod and and using one of

Re: [Swprograms] Fwd: Bill O'Reilly Thinks You're Crazy

2008-06-11 Thread Richard Cuff
The remit, back in April 1998 when I started the group, was shortwave radio programming and the nascent technology of audio streaming. Since the, much has changed within the milieu of international broadcasting and the programing that used to be the exclusive domain of shortwave. We have long deba