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• Friday, April 13, 2007 1:33:51 PM I re-listened to the proceedings from February’s Public Media conference yesterday. The first time around I missed the ‘origins of objectivity’ bit (not taking a positioning makes it easier to attract the widest range of advertisers). Seems consistent both in light of this week’s Imus drama and in why the difficulty in advertising on blogs.
• Tweet Up with Jon Gordon, Happy Gnome, 5pm+, June 9 2008 Jon Gordon from APM’s Future Tense will be in the Twin Cities for a few days next week. If you want to say ‘Hi’ and your golf game isn’t what it could be, come by the Happy Gnome sometime after 5pm on Monday June 9 and grab a pint of Bender or Bubble Jack. Should be easy
• If Radio Changed Would Anyone Hear It? “If radio featured significantly less advertising, would that keep listeners away from their CD’s and iPods and satellite radios and TV’s and video games? Indeed, would that make the radio industry a healthier one?” - Mark Ramsey, Mercury Radio Research. These days, after more than 5 minutes of broadcast radio, I need to turn it off
• Garrick is at MPR’s The Loop Tonight I’ll be in the audience of tonight’s recording of MPR’s The Loop: Digital Divisions. Hopefully I’ll see some you there as well. My notes and thoughts from the event: All the chairs are filled. A good cross-section of Minnesotans. Far more diverse in age, background, and ethnicity than the last time I was here at MPR HQ. They made
• Reflecting on Last Nights New Media Ethics Forum After a decent night’s sleep, here’s my thoughts on last night’s MPR talk. It was originally an email, so some things might read a little weird. First off, I’d like to thank MPR (et al) for bringing all of us together. I alway enjoy our time together. I think very highly of Dan Gillmor (and his