Category Archives: Media Bob

Men with insight, men in granite …

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Bob Benz

You are navigating a post-apocalyptic world. Suddenly, you stumble on something as terrifying and revelatory as Charlton Heston’s discovery at the end of Planet of the Apes. A giant, bronze statue of Bob Benz with the epitaph: Bob is so … Continue reading →

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Is JRC acquisition a prelude to consolidation?

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Bob Benz

Is the Journal Register acquisition prelude to more consolidation? http://t.co/NwqF4gc via @niemanlab

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A Capitol day

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Bob Benz

Capitol, a photo by Suffering the Benz on Flickr. Lara and I spent Saturday exploring museums. First, we hit the Gauguin exhibit that’s at the National Gallery of Art. Great stuff. We also drifted through a nice exhibit of Gabriel … Continue reading →

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Remembering the best copy editor ever

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Bob Benz

Every day after deadline at The Albuquerque Tribune, Barb Page would start her rounds. We called it Schmooze Patrol. She’d set sail in the back of the room at the copy desk. Wade through the city desk. Drift past the … Continue reading →

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We’re moving to D.C.

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Bob Benz

I’ve accepted a job as chief digital officer at Clarity Media Group, which owns the San Francisco Examiner, Washington Examiner and The Weekly Standard. Several factors entered into my decision, but first and foremost was that I got to spend … Continue reading →

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YinzCam … it’s a ‘Burgh thing

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Bob Benz

Pittsburgh startup YinzCam is getting a little love from Mashable. Very cool idea. It gives sports fans the ability to see different angles/replays on their mobile devices while they’re at the game. The interesting stat is that when they first … Continue reading →

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Liberating my iTunes library

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Bob Benz

Our home had become a disconnected, cacophonous jumble of music-playing gadgets that was making me crazy (or, more accurately, crazier). We have three full stereo systems (living room, TV room, workout room), a Bose radio knockoff on the porch and … Continue reading →

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An elegy for Peter Orlovsky

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Bob Benz

Steve Silberman offers this wonderful tribute to Peter Orlovsky, who died Sunday. Orlovsky was a poet and, more prominently, Allen Ginsberg’s lover for decades. I heard Orlovsky had died but couldn’t find anything Sunday to confirm it with the exception … Continue reading →

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What media companies can learn from retailers

Posted on May 9, 2010 by Bob Benz

Former Microsoft exec Dave Chase has an interesting post on TechCrunch arguing that media companies need to abandon their role as middle man and become more central to transactions that are happening. “In some regards,” Chase writes, “smart media companies … Continue reading →

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Too much information …

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Bob Benz

In a recent post about “FourSquare Fatigue,” I noted the generational difference in the way people view online privacy. The New York Times had an interesting piece on Friday that digs into the issue more deeply. While privacy advocates bemoan … Continue reading →

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