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Nearly Half Of Americans Who Rely On YouTube For News Watch Independent Channels

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News bloopers have proven to be especially funny as many reporters work from home

News bloopers have proven to be especially funny as many reporters work from home

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Lots of Americans are doing our best while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

For TV reporters, working from home brings lots of extra challenges. We’ve seen how even good pups can make relatively simple tasks— like reading the weather report — and make them quite difficult by crashing into the frame. Or…

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Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his son on air, and it's the sweet moment we all desperately need

Anderson Cooper announced the birth of his son on air, and it’s the sweet moment we all desperately need

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CNN’s Anderson Cooper just became a dad and decided to share his joyful news with viewers in a touching on-air segment.

To close out Thursday’s CNN Town Hall, Cooper announced the birth of his son Wyatt in an emotional and deeply personal speech.

“It’s been a difficult time in all of our lives and there are certainly many hard days ahead.” Cooper said. “It is, I think, especially…

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Let's all learn from the 'GMA' reporter who went on air without pants

Let’s all learn from the ‘GMA’ reporter who went on air without pants

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When working from home it’s extremely tempting to wear comfortable clothes 24/7. Unlike that stiff Los Angeles Times op-ed, we are pro-sweats and pajamas all day, but one Good Morning America reporter’s unfortunate pants-less video chat should serve as a cautionary tale to anyone living in loungewear.

Since many people have to call into virtual video meetings throughout the week,…

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There are now more than a million podcasts

There are now more than a million podcasts

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Podcasting just hit a major milestone.

There are now more than one million podcast shows on Apple Podcasts, according to Apple. 

Let me reiterate: we don’t mean episodes. We’re talking more than one million individual podcast shows: As in the shows which then release their episodes. That’s a lot of podcasts.

Apple confirmed in an email to Mashable that Apple Podcasts hit more than one…

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A local news station has a helpful new segment: What Day Is It?

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Do you know what day it is?

Unless you’re one of the few people who is still working outside your home (by the way, thank you for your service), you probably have no idea. In these days of quarantine, it’s become increasingly difficult to keep track of time passing at all, much less remember which day of the week it actually is on any given day.

Thankfully, the Fox 8 news team in…

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Quarantine streaming is changing the definition of 'primetime' TV

Quarantine streaming is changing the definition of ‘primetime’ TV

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People are streaming a lot of movies and TV shows while staying home during the coronavirus pandemic.

In fact, because so much television is being watched during unconventional daytime hours — and streaming services offer viewers the ability to watch whenever they want — traditional “primetime” TV viewing is being completely altered.

A by streaming analytics company Conviva found that…

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