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Yet Another Media Distraction

September 9, 2012
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Al Tompkins over at the Poynter Institute pointed out something I didn’t catch during coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions – that reporters have started using digital mic flags.

Holy distraction, news consumer.

Really? Tickers, bugs, graphics and now a dancing mic flag message? No wonder no one understands the news anymore.

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