Meet 5-year old Joey, the Junior Reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. He asks the tough hitting questions like “How much do you get from the Tooth Fairy?” and “Who’s the biggest turkey on the team?” This cute little bugger is better than most of the reporters covering the NHL and he’s just a half century [...]
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The World at Large is Transitioning to the New Digg?
If you are active on Digg.com you receive a steady stream of email notifications telling you that people are now following your account, because they are “interested in what you are up to on Digg!” or some such. Well as if that steady stream of “fan following” wasn’t enough… it’s apparently started coming from the [...]
Live Diggnation! Oh How Meta.
My whole life is about META. I worked at TV stations so long that at times I felt more interested in TV station culture and life than I was with the actual delivering of the information. The latest gossip about where a reporter or news director had just gotten a new job always enthralled me. [...]
Why Mike Tyson Does NOT Belong In A Top 10 List
Mike Tyson does not belong in a list of the top 10 heavyweight boxers ever. And he doesn’t stand a chance against Ali…. and possibly even Larry Holmes. Or so say boxing experts polled in this article. read more | digg story
IMAGES: US Olympians take over Oprah’s season premier
A cast of Olympic medalists join Oprah Winfrey in Chicago’s Millennium Park for the taping of her first show of the new season. read more | digg story
Incredible Synchronized Swimmers Wow The Olympics (pics)
A lot of people don’t think synchronized swimming is a sport. But one look at these ladies and you see they are some of the best athletes out there. read more | digg story
What We Won’t Miss About Olympics: Bizarre Clothing
If there’s one thing the Olympics are known for, it’s weird costumes, shorts that just don’t work and other fashion faux pas. read more | digg story
Impressive Olympics Facts: By The Numbers (pics)
Sometimes a number is worth a thousand words. Check out these impressive Olympics facts! read more | digg story
Most Amazing Moments of the 2008 Olympics (pics)
These are some of the most memorable moments from the 2008 Olympics — enjoy! read more | digg story
Olympic BMX: Getting Air (pics)
The men and women of the BMX events have sailed through their first Olympic experience. read more | digg story
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Hi I'm John Boitnott. Welcome to my blog! Here I talk about how old media is coping with the Web. I write for Soshable.com, build buzz for sites and advise writers on how to make their work more likely to be shared online. I have worked at Venturebeat, Village Voice Media and NBC. Before that I held several positions at various TV newsrooms in the state of California, from 1994 to 2009.
