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Jonathan Pie, TV Reporter! The Panama Papers: They’re All In It Together

We’ve Regressed To The 12th Century

“We hear about how it’s people on benefits that are the scourge of our society, but now we finally know it isn’t the poor, the disadvantaged, the badly educated, the disabled and the obese that is the drain on our economy, no, it is the rich, the overprivileged, the privately educated.”

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Posted on April 11, 2016

Free Spirit Local TV News: Gangs, Oscars & Money

By Free Spirit Media

“In this news show, Free Spirit Media teen journalists at the Gary Comer Youth Center cover several topics relevant to teens’ lives.
“Melody Epps and Zaharia Safforld anchor this show featuring topics such as gang activity in schools, the Oscars’ lack of diversity, and the dangers of living beyond your financial means.”

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Posted on April 2, 2016

NBC Sells $1 Billion In Ads For Rio Olympics

By Liana B. Baker/Reuters

NBC, a unit of Comcast, said it had sold $1 billion in national ads for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, as the network prepares to broadcast a rare Games where some of the most high-profile contests will air live in prime time for U.S. audiences.
NBC said in a statement on Tuesday that the Games, which start on Aug. 5, were on pace to generate the biggest Olympics advertising sales ever. The $1 billion figure includes national broadcast, cable and digital ad sales, the network said.
“We’ve surpassed the $1 billion mark four months ahead of (the 2012 Summer Games in) London,” Seth Winter, NBC Sports’ executive vice president of advertising Sales, said in a statement.

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Posted on April 1, 2016