Quick Takes

  • NPR Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin defends his network’s coverage of the capture of Saddam Hussein, which angered some listeners by interrupting their Sunday ...
  • Intel is developing technology that could improve the quality of large-screen digital televisions and substantially lower their price, reports the New York Times.
  • NPR newswoman Peggy Girshman writes about the net’s cookie mafia in the Washington Post.
  • Radio broadcasts of the Metropolitan Opera have introduced music lovers and opera stars alike to the genre, reports the New York Times (registration required). ...
  • It’s been nearly 10 years since the infamous O.J. Simpson low-speed car chase, and L.A. TV stations have made recording such pursuits ...
  • Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly features prominently in a TelevisionWeek story about how TV news covers religion in the post 9/11 era.
  • How about a glass of NPR wine? The New York Times reports that the net will partner with Signature Wines, a company that offers ...
  • Monkey reminds you that Joan Kroc’s gift to NPR doesn’t excuse you from supporting your local station. “now, what i want to ...
  • NPR Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin addresses NPR’s online underwriting and possible e-mail e-litism in his latest Media Matters column.
  • “It was clear to us then that PBS could not retreat from Death of a Princess without compromising the integrity and independence of the ...
  • Classical Public Radio Network host Mark Sheldon died Monday of cancer. More from Colorado Public Radio.
  • Tavis Smiley says in the New York Daily News that listeners complained when he enlisted the conservative J.C. Watts to provide commentaries. “I had ...
  • Tavis Smiley’s criticism of Washington’s WAMU hasn’t helped his chances of being heard in the nation’s capital, reports the Baltimore Sun. “There are ways ...
  • In the same Geneva conference center where Internet summit participants are fighting over political control of the Web, broadcasters are holding their ...
  • Tonight’s Association of Independents in Radio Member Spotlight features Joe Bevilacqua.