For decades, people got their news from a few trusted sources. For many, it was the daily newspaper or the nightly news on TV. But thanks to technology, that has changed. Now, we can get up-to-the-minute news on our phones any time of the day or night. But with many news apps, the stories aren’t…
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I’ve seen and done a lot of strange things in my life. But one of the weirdest things I’ve seen in quite a while is the news headline: ‘Kevin Mason Captured.’ The story of the other Kevin Mason has been all over the news recently. And while I don’t think anyone would ever confuse the…
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Our society is obsessed with billionaires. The fascination with their lives has been growing for years. As a society, the lives of actors, athletes, and musicians have consumed us forever. But our need to know every little detail about billionaires has only grown over the last few decades. Why? Sure, they’re rich, but is that…
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I can’t count the hours I spend online every week. I probably spend ten to twelve hours between my client and personal pages on social media. But I also try to make time daily to read the news online. The number of stories varies every day. But I know one day of the year that…
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The world always seems to slow down around the holidays. There isn’t usually a lot of important news to follow. Most of the time, celebrity deaths are the primary stories as the new year begins. But this year, if you’re a news hound like me, there were a couple of big stories to follow. And…
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More people get their news from the internet every day. But they’re not always getting their updates from trusted sources. They’re getting stories that are passed on or shared by other people. So that forces us to check the facts from the people who pass along these updates. And as we’ve learned over the last…
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Some days you hear something or read something so obvious you shake your head in disbelief. Reading the news online the other day, I saw a headline that made me shout out. And the reason I was in shock wasn’t that this news story was so outrageous…
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Here in Nashville, TV news people have a phrase they like to use a lot. They remind us to turn around, don’t drown whenever it rains. And ever since the 100-year flood of 2010, we hear this any time we have a storm. It’s become a pet peeve around our house…
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When it comes to watching the news on TV, many people prefer to see and hear just the hard stuff. But, that hasn’t stopped many broadcasters from bringing us Happy Talk news. You know it when you see it. The news anchor and weather person go back and forth and then pretend they know something…
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If you’ve ever hung out at a newspaper or in a radio or TV newsroom, you’ve likely heard someone claim that it’s a slow news week. With the Mason Minute podcast, I have those too. Some weeks, it’s easy to find topics to discuss. But sometimes, no matter how hard I try, I’ve got nothing…
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