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Is This News/Talk Radio For A New Generation?
What happens when the future of News/Talk radio is not on the radio? #AM2DM happens. Good morning, Twitter! Today is the ONE HUNDREDTH...
mramsey1
Feb 26, 2018
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Tweet This: Quality News is Dying
Tweet this: Quality news is dying. And… Twitter growth screeches to a halt – at 52 million users! Plus, rants and raves about the...
mramsey1
Aug 22, 2016
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Periscope…Meerkat…When We All Stream Live, Big Media Pays the Price
Periscope…Meerkat…When we all stream live, will Big Media pay the price? And… Facebook is about to EAT your news brand! It’s episode 16...
mramsey1
Apr 3, 2015
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Is Streaming Momentum Stuck? Really?
There’s been lots of attention in the radio industry trades lately about the lack of audience momentum for many broadcasters in the...
mramsey1
Jan 27, 2015
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How to Make News Stories go Viral
How do you make a news story go viral? Also: Marriott – it’s a hotel chain; no, it’s a film studio! And what that means for all brands....
mramsey1
Jan 22, 2015
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A Dramatic Reinvention of Mobile News/Talk Apps
What if your News/Talk station could have a mobile app that not only replayed your linear over-the-air stream, but also created something...
mramsey1
Jan 19, 2015
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Did News/Talk Radio Bungle “The Interview”?
Where was News/Talk radio when hackers reportedly representing the North Korean government nuked Sony Pictures and scared major theater...
mramsey1
Dec 29, 2014
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Me, My Family, and My Neighborhood
“Local” or “not local” is the wrong way to think about news and entertainment on the radio. When it comes to information, for example,...
mramsey1
Dec 16, 2013
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News/Talking about the Wrong Things
Republican soul-searching followed the demographic slam to the gut from younger voters, African Americans, and Hispanics in the election...
mramsey1
Nov 15, 2012
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Maybe News doesn’t work on FM?
So another News option vanishes from the dial in NY and Chicago. Does this mean “News doesn’t work on FM?” Of course not. It just means...
mramsey1
Jul 17, 2012
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Show Me the New Talent
A friend in Public Radio reached out to me the other day. He was looking for talent. Fresh talent. For a major broadcast client who...
mramsey1
Jul 5, 2012
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A Lesson for News/Talk Radio from Amazon’s Kindle Fire
Too many News/Talk broadcasters just don’t get it. What can they learn from Amazon’s new Kindle Fire? Quite a lot, I think. This is not a...
mramsey1
Sep 29, 2011
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Is PPM Unfair to News/Talk Radio?
Here’s my understanding of how PPM works: In any given quarter-hour under diary methodology, you used to have to listen at least five...
mramsey1
Aug 14, 2011
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The Tiny Footprint of Local News Online
The audience for local news online is surprisingly small. From Lost Remote (one of my favorite blogs): A new report commissioned by the...
mramsey1
Jun 19, 2011
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News/Talk Radio becomes News/Talk VIDEO
What do you call a News/Talk station that’s investing in original web video programming? You call it a station that understands “news” is...
mramsey1
Nov 22, 2010
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“News/Talk is Too Narrow”
So says David Hall, one of the best known names in the Talk Radio business. And David doesn’t just mean that it’s too Conservative. He...
mramsey1
Oct 20, 2010
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The Future of News/Talk Radio
Last week I was honored to be part of a panel at Al Peterson’s NTS MediaOnline Talk Show Boot Camp in Marina Del Rey. The topic was, as...
mramsey1
Oct 17, 2010
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Everything you need to know about Apps – in one Infographic
Who’s using apps and how important are they to our lives? Those and pretty much every other question are answered in this infographic...
mramsey1
Sep 22, 2010
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