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    The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter

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    Image of lobstr lobstr
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    I'm going to side with the douchebag on this one (ok, I should clarify: the passerby, not the reporter). You're out doing a LIVE SHOT somewhere, you are subjecting yourself to the elements, be it rain, sleet, or jackasses. There is absolutely no reason this kind of piece needs to be done live, even the set up, if they're going to surround themselves by jackasses. It's a public street, and that drunk clod can stand around all day in this guy's shot if he wanted .. The reporter had absolutely no right to smack that guy even though it's kinda funny.


    There's a whole collection of these:

    [www.haxxor.tv]

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    Image of spraytanman spraytanman
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    Someone please let me know when a news report actually can trump bub rub and lil sis. This one deserves an oscar.


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    Image of CaptainFantastic CaptainFantastic
    07/01/09

    @spraytanman: I like how bub rub and lil sis speed off in the wrong lane and blow right through a stop sign.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/01/09

    @CaptainFantastic: And almost hit someone.


    My favorite is when Lil' Sis goes, "Yeah I got it on my car", and the reporter goes, "It was being installed on her car".

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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    Now we know why these remotes are also called "hits".
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    Image of unclevanya unclevanya
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    Fremont St. was the worst choice for that kind of standup. He should have gone to the Strip, where there's a much better class of stumbling outdoor drunk. But I can understand his fear of being happened upon by Criss Angel.
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    Image of Helennellieforsythe Helennellieforsythe
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    If you're calling that the greatest moment in television news history, you have not yet seen this video.


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    Image of contradicto contradicto
    07/01/09

    @Helennellieforsythe: That can't be real.
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    Image of Foster Kamer Foster Kamer
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    Can we get a LAS VEGAS tag up in this?


    Fremont Street's ground zero for America's Bluehairs, Assorted Sleaze, and Those Who Want To Remember Vegas As It Was 30 Years Ago (and who was going to Vegas 30 years ago and enjoying it?). Tourists who go there - let alone those who go there to get drunk in the middle of the day - are nothing short of some of The Worst. The headshove in question represents the exact sentiments of every local who's ever had to deal with shit like this. Stupid tourists support the Vegas economy - which needs every penny it can get these days - but goddamn if they don't need to be knocked in the dome every now and then. Huzzah.

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    Image of Astroblack Astroblack
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    That's it? That's all that happened? Disappointing. Arthur Chien (formerly of CBS2) dropping the F-bomb on those two radio douchebags who were interrupting his report was way more gangsta than this.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/01/09

    @Astroblack: Would that be the one where he dropped the f-bomb on two FANS of two radio show hosts?
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    Image of uncivilly obedient uncivilly obedient
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    I wish I knew how to post pictures. Anyway check this great web comic out: A Famous Person Has Died
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    Image of El Matardillo El Matardillo
    07/01/09

    @uncivily obedient: This made me laugh!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/01/09

    @uncivily obedient:



    GitEmSteveDave; helping people post pics since 2007. *ting* [lifehacker.com]
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    Image of uncivilly obedient uncivilly obedient
    07/01/09

    @SeniorPonzologist_GitEmSteveDa...: Thank you.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    07/01/09

    @uncivily obedient: You forgot the *ting*, but you're welcome.
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    07/01/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    I bet that's the closing line to every story in Las Vegas.


    I once saw footage of a Los Angeles reporter, Miriam Hernandez pushing a guy out of the street behind her. She never even skipped a syllable.

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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    06/30/09

    In reply to The Revenge of the 'Man on the Street' TV Reporter
    Unruly fan?


    Of alcohol perhaps, but probably not of Michael Jackson or ABC13 Action News or Steve Ryan.

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    Image of The Stephen A. Smith Heckling Society of Gentlemen The Stephen A. Smith Heckling Society of Gentlemen
    04/01/09

    In reply to Blooper King Len Berman Leaving WNBC a Rich Man
    Wait, is the guy who hit the full court shot the same Denny Hocking who played baseball for the Twins?


    Yes, I am a Deadspin commenter, why do you ask?

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    Image of marcsiry marcsiry
    03/02/09

    In reply to The New York Times Battles a Googler for New Jersey
    As a resident of one of the Oranges (West), I can assure you that although these suburbs may be obscure, a good portion of the residents moved from New York City and still work in New York City. This is basically a NYC neighborhood - it takes less time to get here from Midtown than it does to parts of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx (or Manhattan, if you count Washington Heights).
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    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    02/28/09

    In reply to The New York Times Battles a Googler for New Jersey
    I read that the LA Times has online revenue exceeding its editorial costs, minus printing. That means if they went strictly online, they'd be profitable. And I read the NY Times is approaching that balance.


    If you can pay for your Justin Blairs and Judy Millers without crushing trees and smearing them with ink, well then?


    Reminds me of the fax. What's the use of the fax? it's a pacifier for those who grew up with the office copier. A long-range Xerox. Have to bring these people along slowly.

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    Image of derek derek
    02/28/09

    @Tremonius: No it doesn't mean an online-only LA Times would be profitable. There's a lot of other costs involved in newsgathering: lawyers, travel, computers, foreign bureaus, salaries for the ad sales dept, real estate, etc.


    Newspapers still make most of their money by selling ads for their print edition.

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    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    03/01/09

    @derek: The statement didn't include a balance sheet, but when I read "editorial expenses" I guessed that meant all of the above which didn't involve physical printing. Maybe I'll go look for the numbers now, but the intent of the column I read was that, were Tribune to cut off the presses like a used booster rocket, they'd be in the money!
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    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    03/01/09

    @Tremonius: Yep, I was ahead of the curve on this one, which was a fastball anyhow. It's just a signpost along the way, not a break-even point.


    @Bradley - Here's a direct quote from Russ Stanton, from an email he sent me earlier this morning, in response to many requests from around the social media realm for clarification about his revenue comment at USC last week.


    "Our digital revenue this year [for the Los Angeles Times] will be equal to our newsroom payroll (web and print) and that is salaries only."


    Those are actual numbers for 2008. Our business folks are projecting that digital revenue will exceed total newsroom payroll in 2009.


    Russ adds, "We're still years away from able to even consider shutting down our presses, and the ink-stained wretch in me hopes we can figure out a way to sustain this centuries-old medium for several more centuries."


    [www.buzzmachine.com]

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    Image of Owen Thomas Owen Thomas
    03/02/09

    @Tremonius: Had you, say, read Valleywag on this very subject, you might have saved yourself some time disproving your wrongheaded notion.
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    Image of oopsidoo oopsidoo
    02/28/09

    In reply to The New York Times Battles a Googler for New Jersey
    God, these people jsut don't get it. Instead of launching this where there's no real competition, they go after a Googler. How's that Google war been going for you so far NYT?
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    Image of Shelwood Shelwood
    02/28/09

    In reply to The New York Times Battles a Googler for New Jersey
    Wake me when the war moves south. When it gets to Neshanic, I will round up my militia.
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