A television reporter exposed himself to excruciating pain... to show you how much it hurts.Brady Douglas of NBC affiliate KETK in Tyler, Texas has police use a tazer gun and pepper spray on him in a recent sweeps piece.The tazer gun shoots two small electrodes that can shock a person as far away as 15 feet. "It's five seconds of the worst pain that I have ever felt," Douglas said after being shocked. He was then subjected to pepper spray, a chemical that irritates the... Read Full Story

Ask MSNBC, and they'll tell you Barak Obama has more delegates.Over at Politico.com, Sen. Hillary Clinton is winning the delegate race.And The New York Times says Clinton has more than one hundred fifty more delegates than Obama.Welcome to the confusing world of the Democratic nominating process. While the process has always been mind boggling, this year, the stakes are high and the audience is large. While media outlets try to break down the process, viewers sit at home frustrated, tryin... Read Full Story

Ask MSNBC, and they'll tell you Barak Obama has more delegates.Over at Politico.com, Sen. Hillary Clinton is winning the delegate race.And The New York Times says Clinton has more than one hundred fifty more delegates than Obama.Welcome to the confusing world of the Democratic nominating process. While the process has always been mind boggling, this year, the stakes are high and the audience is large. While media outlets try to break down the process, viewers sit at home frustrated, tryin... Read Full Story

Another election night, another wrong projection.Late Super Tuesday, the Associated Press jumped the gun, calling Sen. Hillary Clinton the Democratic primary winner in the state of Missouri.An hour and twenty minutes later, they withdrew their call. Another hour and twenty minutes later, the AP gave the state to Sen. Barak Obama.The blunder brings back memories of the 2000 presidental election, when the media declared Florida to Al Gore, then withdrew the call and awarded the state to Ge... Read Full Story

Another election night, another wrong projection.Late Super Tuesday, the Associated Press jumped the gun, calling Sen. Hillary Clinton the Democratic primary winner in the state of Missouri.An hour and twenty minutes later, they withdrew their call. Another hour and twenty minutes later, the AP gave the state to Sen. Barak Obama.The blunder brings back memories of the 2000 presidental election, when the media declared Florida to Al Gore, then withdrew the call and awarded the state to Ge... Read Full Story

Get ready for a media blitz tomorrow.With Super Tuesday merely hours away, every television station in the country is getting ready for a full on press of political coverage.Forget about the half hour nightly national news. On ABC, Charles Gibson will anchor a whopping 5 hours of political coverage with Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos. Katie Couric and CBS will be on the air 2 hours, and Brian Williams will anchor an expanded version of his "Nightly News,&... Read Full Story

Get ready for a media blitz tomorrow.With Super Tuesday merely hours away, every television station in the country is getting ready for a full on press of political coverage.Forget about the half hour nightly national news. On ABC, Charles Gibson will anchor a whopping 5 hours of political coverage with Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos. Katie Couric and CBS will be on the air 2 hours, and Brian Williams will anchor an expanded version of his "Nightly News,&... Read Full Story

It was a cordial, friendly, even touchy-feely debate.Gone were the raised voices and personal attacks of past meetings; last night at Kodak Theatre, Sen. Barak Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton set a new, warmer debate atmosphere.It's the first head to head debate since John Edwards announced his withdrawl from the presidental race. And that meant the pressure was on last night, as both Obama and Clinton jockeyed to win over former Edwards supporters and undecided voters.... Read Full Story

It was a modest speech filled with modest proposals.Last night, President Bush gave his final State of the Union address, an address much different than his past seven.Gone were the references to Iran as the "axis of evil" and our social security system as "headed towards bancruptcy." Instead of strong words, Bush put forward modest proposals.The already approved $150 billion economic stimulus plan, $300 million in education funding for poor studen... Read Full Story

By Graeme Newell, 602 CommunicationsFrom ShopTalk The highest morning show numbers come at the end of the morning. Unfortunately, most producers write their show from top to bottom. This means teases for the earliest shows usually get the most care and attention. After writing a slew of teases, end-of-show teases are often done quickly with little attention to detail. Far too many producers simply bang them out in the control room with little thought to their effectiveness. This system means ... Read Full Story