Comments for BackTalk with Becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk A place to chat with the Executive Director of KTEH Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:27:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 Comment on Where Do You Get Your Information? by Lars Ulno http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/04/21/where-do-you-get-your-information/#comment-370 Lars Ulno Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:33:53 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=67#comment-370 Unfortunately, newspapers, news magazines, and tv news are all losing relevance to my daily life because the Internet undermines their ability to continue their ways of providing only one side of the story. I used to read all the Bay Area dailies and watch the news. I used to work in newspapers and I volunteered at KTEH in the 1980's. I would trust what I heard from newspapers and NPR and PBS as there was no way to check the truth of their stories. They had people working on location. With the rise of the Internet, I can go directly to primary sources and find information for myself. I can go to non-US based newspapers and find out what is happening here. For example, when I hear news stories about education cutbacks, I go directly to the state budget web site, or school district web sites and see the actual data. When I hear stories about individuals or organizations, I do the leg work to find the primary information directly. I don't want to do this, but I found that the media doesn't provide accurate information. It provides information that fits the media profile: it covers only topics that it wants to, cover only selected facts in those topics, and inserts opinion into that coverage to promote a political viewpoint. Interestingly enough, I think those who support this viewpoint are blissfully unaware of this situation. No amount of evidence is adequate to prove this, and anyone claiming this is marginalized, so the system is not capable of being improved. As a result, many potential subscribers, listeners, and viewers abandon the entire news media and treat it as something akin to political newsletters. My friends and family members and neighbors could provide you with vast numbers of examples, but they won't even try. Everyone's canceled their newspaper and newsmag subscriptions, since they think it's beyond repair. Unfortunately, newspapers, news magazines, and tv news are all losing relevance to my daily life because the Internet undermines their ability to continue their ways of providing only one side of the story.
I used to read all the Bay Area dailies and watch the news.

I used to work in newspapers and I volunteered at KTEH in the 1980’s. I would trust what I heard from newspapers and NPR and PBS as there was no way to check the truth of their stories. They had people working on location.

With the rise of the Internet, I can go directly to primary sources and find information for myself. I can go to non-US based newspapers and find out what is happening here.

For example, when I hear news stories about education cutbacks, I go directly to the state budget web site, or school district web sites and see the actual data. When I hear stories about individuals or organizations, I do the leg work to find the primary information directly.

I don’t want to do this, but I found that the media doesn’t provide accurate information. It provides information that fits the media profile: it covers only topics that it wants to, cover only selected facts in those topics, and inserts opinion into that coverage to promote a political viewpoint.

Interestingly enough, I think those who support this viewpoint are blissfully unaware of this situation. No amount of evidence is adequate to prove this, and anyone claiming this is marginalized, so the system is not capable of being improved. As a result, many potential subscribers, listeners, and viewers abandon the entire news media and treat it as something akin to political newsletters.

My friends and family members and neighbors could provide you with vast numbers of examples, but they won’t even try. Everyone’s canceled their newspaper and newsmag subscriptions, since they think it’s beyond repair.

]]> Comment on What Are Your thoughts? by diane owen http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/06/01/what-are-your-thoughts/#comment-361 diane owen Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:30:30 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=135#comment-361 Still wondering when the most recent season of Doc Martin will be airing, it was supposedly early 2010, and that would be. . .? Still wondering when the most recent season of Doc Martin will be airing, it was supposedly early 2010, and that would be. . .?

]]> Comment on Fencing to be Featured on KTEH by becca http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/01/26/fencing-to-be-featured-on-kteh/#comment-324 becca Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:24:55 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=328#comment-324 Thanks for spreading the word. Enjoy the show, Lois! Thanks for spreading the word. Enjoy the show, Lois!

]]> Comment on Fencing to be Featured on KTEH by Lois http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/01/26/fencing-to-be-featured-on-kteh/#comment-320 Lois Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:43:23 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=328#comment-320 I'll be watching and tell all my bridge friends!!! You look good on the snippet on you Tube. I couldn't hear the brilliant dialogue because the sound stopped working and I can't figure out how to get it back on. I probably pushed the wrong button! I hate being so computer illiterate! I’ll be watching and tell all my bridge friends!!! You look good on the snippet on you Tube. I couldn’t hear the brilliant dialogue because the sound stopped working and I can’t figure out how to get it back on. I probably pushed the wrong button! I hate being so computer illiterate!

]]> Comment on Fencing to be Featured on KTEH by Lois http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2010/01/26/fencing-to-be-featured-on-kteh/#comment-319 Lois Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:38:39 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=328#comment-319 I'll tell all my friends at bridge to watch!!! Good luck to my favorite fencer and son-in-law!!! Love you..... I’ll tell all my friends at bridge to watch!!! Good luck to my favorite fencer and son-in-law!!! Love you…..

]]> Comment on What Are Your thoughts? by Dean http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/06/01/what-are-your-thoughts/#comment-316 Dean Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:47:49 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=135#comment-316 Oops! "Disappointed"...Sorry! :-) Oops! “Disappointed”…Sorry! :-)

]]> Comment on What Are Your thoughts? by Anita http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/06/01/what-are-your-thoughts/#comment-309 Anita Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:13:16 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=135#comment-309 Please, please, please repeat Larkrise to Candleford #115 (Feb 20). The sound was off. It's my favorite show of the whole week besides Doc Martin. Thanks very much for your excellent programming. Please, please, please repeat Larkrise to Candleford #115 (Feb 20). The sound was off. It’s my favorite show of the whole week besides Doc Martin.

Thanks very much for your excellent programming.

]]> Comment on What Are Your thoughts? by Nancy http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/06/01/what-are-your-thoughts/#comment-308 Nancy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:42:43 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=135#comment-308 I just thought I'd try to leave another post since I just spoke with Comcast. As I suspected, they have been getting lots of calls tonight because people think that the audio problems are due to Comcast. Comcast advised me that the problem is with KTEH and that you are aware of it. When other stations have audio or video problems, there is a streamer running across the screen letting viewers know about the issues. Is it too much to ask that KTEH do the same? I'll try to record the later shows and hope that the audio will be working by then... but, I'm not optimistic. I thought I'd also let you know that I'm a big fan of your Friday night Mystery series. I'm not sure you're still offering it. Thank you for listening. I just thought I’d try to leave another post since I just spoke with Comcast. As I suspected, they have been getting lots of calls tonight because people think that the audio problems are due to Comcast. Comcast advised me that the problem is with KTEH and that you are aware of it. When other stations have audio or video problems, there is a streamer running across the screen letting viewers know about the issues. Is it too much to ask that KTEH do the same?

I’ll try to record the later shows and hope that the audio will be working by then… but, I’m not optimistic.

I thought I’d also let you know that I’m a big fan of your Friday night Mystery series. I’m not sure you’re still offering it.

Thank you for listening.

]]> Comment on What Are Your thoughts? by Nancy http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/06/01/what-are-your-thoughts/#comment-307 Nancy Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:31:01 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=135#comment-307 As Dean above says, I've also been very disappointed this evening. Larkrise to Candleford and now Sherlock Holmes have no audio in San Francisco. I've been on hold with Comcast for about 15 minutes but I suspect the problem is with KTEH since all of the other stations have sound. It's a Saturday night and I'm surprised and disappointed that there hasn't even been any kind of notice on the screen that you're having problems. It's now 10:30PM so the sound has been off for well over an hour. KTEH can do better than this As Dean above says, I’ve also been very disappointed this evening. Larkrise to Candleford and now Sherlock Holmes have no audio in San Francisco. I’ve been on hold with Comcast for about 15 minutes but I suspect the problem is with KTEH since all of the other stations have sound.

It’s a Saturday night and I’m surprised and disappointed that there hasn’t even been any kind of notice on the screen that you’re having problems. It’s now 10:30PM so the sound has been off for well over an hour.

KTEH can do better than this

]]> Comment on What Are Your thoughts? by Dean http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/2009/06/01/what-are-your-thoughts/#comment-306 Dean Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:55:13 +0000 http://blogs.kteh.org/backtalk/?p=135#comment-306 Dear Becca, We are trying to watch our favorite show of the week, Larkrise to Candleford,on Comcast Cable in Monterey, but the audio has been off all evening (Sat. 2/20). Comcast says the problem is from KTEH. Don't you have technicians monitoring these things? Dissapointed.. Dear Becca,

We are trying to watch our favorite show of the week, Larkrise to Candleford,on Comcast Cable in Monterey, but the audio has been off all evening (Sat. 2/20). Comcast says the problem is from KTEH. Don’t you have technicians monitoring these things?
Dissapointed..

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