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Thinking things over: Ledger Live 2.0 in the works
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Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday December 03, 2008, 9:12 AM
No Ledger Live today, but fret not, dear viewers. The staff here is spending the day putting our heads together on ways we can boost our video efforts and tune up Ledger Live heading into the new year. We're about 100 shows into Ledger Live, gaining an idea of what works and what doesn't, so it's a good time to meditate on how to make the show bigger and better.
"Ommmm. Ommm. How ya' doin' Jersey? Ommm. Ommmm."I know, if you're used to watching television or TV news, this is not the kind of think you're likely used to. Shows start and end at designated times. Unlike a blog, or a vlog, or a webcast, they're on every day, or on a regular schedule. They go on air even when there's nothing to talk about. Even when they have no content to dish out. But don't you sometimes wish they didn't?
Listen, folks. As part of this process, we want your input. What do you like about the show? What do you hate? What's great? What stinks? What do you want to see more or less of? Shoot us an email at ledgerlive@starledger.com. Or give me a call at 973-392-1543.
Alright, Jersey, take it easy.
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Charles Kushner, Bernie Kerik, Plaxico Burress and New Jersey's oldest woman.
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Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Tuesday December 02, 2008, 11:57 AM
| Ledger Live - 12-02-08 |
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Continue reading "Charles Kushner, Bernie Kerik, Plaxico Burress and New Jersey's oldest woman." »Steve Lonegan launches gov bid; Plaxico Burress turns in; HIV won't stop Regan Hoffman
by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Monday December 01, 2008, 11:56 AM
| Ledger Live - 12-01-08 |
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Continue reading "Steve Lonegan launches gov bid; Plaxico Burress turns in; HIV won't stop Regan Hoffman" »Dawn patrol: Webcasting off the turkey
by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Monday December 01, 2008, 9:30 AM
Ledger Live returns from its brief Thanksgiving hiatus today, shaking off the turkey-induced stupor to bring you the latest video snippets of life in the Garden State, the top news of the day and all the Plaxico madness you can stand.
New show up at noon. Santa. Plaxico. Horses. HIV patients. And more.
Until then - email us at ledgerlive@starledger.com
Jerseyans: Thankful for "everything" and thankful for "nothing."
by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday November 26, 2008, 11:54 AM
| Ledger Live - 11-26-08 |
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Dawn patrol: too late for (gobbling) turkeys
by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday November 26, 2008, 9:11 AM
Since we launched the Ledger Live webcast in July, the learning curve has been steep. Every day there are things we realize we did wrong and can do better. Yesterday, I learned another key lesson: if you want to shoot video of live turkeys, don't wait until the last minute.
We planned to shoot some footage of live turkeys for today's Thanksgiving-themed show, maybe record the intro or interview a turkey farmer standing alongside some gobblers in a barn somewhere. After my calls to a local turkey farm went unanswered, I decided to just show up at the farm and wing it. But I was too late.
Turkeys at the Hinck's Turkey Farm in Wall Township, 1995."No turkeys in the barn,'' the farmer told me with a smile. "The only thing we have out back is horses. The turkeys are all in bags. There's no clucking going on around here any more."
Note to self: Next year, shoot video of live Turkeys in EARLY November.
Leaf blower battle
by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Tuesday November 25, 2008, 11:58 AM
| Ledger Live - 11-25-08 |
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Continue reading "Leaf blower battle" »Leaf blowers: love 'em or hate 'em
by Brian Donohue/The Star-Ledger
Tuesday November 25, 2008, 8:57 AM
It is one of the great debates of our time. Or at least the month of November, anyway: To rake or to blow one's leaves. I have found one truism about leaf blowers: people either love them or hate them. And while it may sound silly at first, the decision to rake or blow may say a lot about us. What does it say about our values? Our politics? Our personality? And what does it say about people who absolutely hate leaf blowers, who rage against them as an affront to all humanity?
Perhaps the most ridiculous use of a leaf blower ever documented.Ledger Live will probe this issue today and you won't want to miss it. We'll have appearances by Star-Ledger columnist and blower hater Paul Mulshine, an octogenarian raker and even a spontaneous heated debate that broke out in the newsroom over the issue.
See you at noon.
Until then, shoot us an email at ledgerlive@starledger.com
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