Social Media was Huge Part of the Story in Boston

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Social Media was Huge Part of the Story in Boston

One person on Twitter said that watching the police trying to capture Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was like watching the OJ Simpson chase back in 1994. The difference was, the person watched the OJ chase on TV and the Tsarnaev capture on Twitter.

Many watched the events unfold on TV while also being logged onto to Social Media at the same time. ​

​Mnay of those on Twitter were also using an app to listen to the police scanners in the Boston area.

KIRO News Director Bob Jordan ​was over 3,000 miles away in Seattle and yet he was tweeting some of what he heard on the Boston Police scanner.

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CBS Reporter Spaces Out During Live Shot

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CBS Reporter Spaces Out During Live Shot

It can happen to anyone...you're in the middle of your live shot and you totally forget what you're trying to say.​

But, it's extremely rare when it happens at the network level. 

On Saturday night's CBS Evening News, Correspondent Terrell ​Brown was tagging out his story from Boston Live.

Brown tripped over one word and then absolutely ​lost his train of thought. He made no sense in his stumbling and then pulled the rip cord and sent to back to the studio.

The very awkward video after the jump  
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Ann Curry Appears Live on NBC for the First Time in 9 Months

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Ann Curry Appears Live on NBC for the First Time in 9 Months

One has to wonder if NY Times Reporter Brian Stelter's new book had anything to do with NBC's decision ​to use Ann Curry live on Nightly News on Friday Night?

Stelter's book "Top of the Morning" (FTVLive started reading it over the Weekend) points out how badly Ann Curry was treated by NBC when she was pulled from the Today Show.​

Just as the book is about to be released, Curry appears live on NBC's Nightly.

Curry appeared on set with Brian Williams as part of the team covering the capture of Boston marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

It was Curry's first time live on NBC in 9 months!​

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Breaking News!!! A Dog is Barking!

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Breaking News!!! A Dog is Barking!

While CNN's John King was reporting on fake arrests, another CNN reporter were breaking world exclusive that a dog was barking.​

As police were closing in on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, CNN reporter on the scene in Watertown Deborah Feyerick suddenly found herself at the edge of frenetic police activity, and found herself in the unenviable position of having a lot to report on, and not much to actually report.

As police vehicles rushed down the street, Feyerick frantically called an audible to the control room, reported smelling smoke, adding “Something just happened. We don’t know what it is.”

Then, in a moment worthy of Jon Stewart’s Moment of Zen, an understandably excited Feyerick reported “We smell smoke, people running to the center, cars going straight, cars turning to the right. Whether they cordoned off this block, we can see a helicopter that is up in the air. Something has just happened. Police officers are running, we have a dog, a dog that’s on its way. Interesting, that dog is barking. Whether that’s a canine, we don’t know.”

We're fairly certain if the dog was barking, it was a canine...but that's just us. ​

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Ummmm...Is that a Dildo?

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The Boston Marathon Bombing coverage not only ​dominated coverage here in the States, it was also a big story all over the world.

The BBC covered the story and at one point that interviewed Marathon Runner Marcus Mumford live from Boston.​

Next time, they might want to check out the shot a bit better before going live. A pink dildo could clearly be seen in the background.​

Then again, we saw more than a few dicks covering the bombing story the past week (We're looking at you John King).​

Bloodbath at LA Station

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Bloodbath at LA Station

While the eyes of the world were fixed on the East Coast and Boston, over on the West Coast there was a bloodbath at one LA station.​

Former PBS station KCET announced Friday that it would lay off 22 employees, or nearly one-fifth of its staff, as it completes a merger with the Bay Area satellite provider Link Media.

Now called KCETLink, the Burbank-based nonprofit entity is scrambling to reposition itself as a "transmedia" company that provides content to mobile devices and other platforms as well as televisions. The company has hired a well known PR firm, Rogers & Cowan, to help manage its image during the transition. 

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Sinclair to Become Largest TV Station Owner in the Country

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Sinclair to Become Largest TV Station Owner in the Country

It's a thought that might scare the hell out of some people.​

But, when Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. completes three deals announced in the past two months, it will own more television stations across the country than any other company.

The Baltimore area company will operate 134 stations in 69 markets, reaching more than a third of all U.S. homes with televisions. It will have more than doubled in size in about two years, and that's presuming it doesn't broker any more acquisitions.

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Al Jazeera America will Find it a Tough Go

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Al Jazeera America will Find it a Tough Go

Al Jazeera America will launch later this year on  the old Current TV, but it isn't going to be an easy road for them.​

They’re not the terrorist news network, and they don’t even play one on TV — anymore.

Al Jazeera is an award-winning global news operation that has enraged kings, heads of state and even entire populations with in-depth, honest reporting.

It will arrive in the U.S. this year in the form of Al Jazeera America, replacing Current TV, which founder Al Gore sold to the Qatar-based broadcaster last year.

But it’s going to have serious issues.

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Anchor Reported From Earthquake in Her Wedding Dress

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Anchor Reported From Earthquake in Her Wedding Dress

Want to talk about a dedicated news anchor.​

Take a look at Chen Ying, a local news anchor in China. Ying was in her wedding dress about to be married, when a big earthquake hit.

The quake killed almost 200 people and injured ​more than 5,000. Ying grabbed a mic and started reporting on the scene....in her wedding dress!

Now this woman has some dedication.​

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Cops Release Thermal Imaging Video Of Captue Bombing Suspect

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Cops Release Thermal Imaging Video Of Captue Bombing Suspect

Police have released the thermal imaging from a helicopter to monitor Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's movement inside of the boat he was hiding in.

Dzhokhar, who police say was badly injured, remained prone on the floor of the boat for much of the video, as police use a robot to tear away the tarp on the boat.

You can also see police throwing flash-bang grenades in the boat.

The video after the jump  ​

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CBS has Twitter Accounts Hacked

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CBS has Twitter Accounts Hacked

Over the Weekend, a couple of CBS properties had their ​Twitter accounts hack.

​The accounts for 60 Minutes, 48 Hours and KCNC the CBS O&O in Denver all had their accounts hacked.

The accounts all sent out messages that included links to spyware.​

The 60 Minutes account was then used to for a bunch of Tweets about Syria.​

Twitter suspended the 60 Minutes account.​

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Top 5 Most Read Stories on FTVLive This Week

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Here are the stories that you guys read the most on FTVLive this past week.​

No. - 5: The Very First Tweet of the Bombings

No. - 4:​ NBC's Pete Williams - The Calm in the Media Storm

No. - 3:​ Picture of Dead Bombing Suspect Leaks Online

No. -2 :​ The Twitterverse Opens Fire on CNN

And the No. 1 most read story this week:​ CNN Born June 1, 1980 -​ Died April 17, 2013

60 Minutes Revises Sunday Lineup

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​CBS' "60 Minutes" has revised its lineup of stories for Sunday's show to add a story on the Boston Bombings. 

Scott Pelley will front the story with all that went down in Boston last week. 

With Pelley's story in,  Steve Kroft's interview with "Angel of Death" serial killer Charles Cullen is pushed to the back burner.

The other reports Tonight are Lara Logan's look at dogs that sniff out bombs to save U.S. soldiers on the battlefield and Lesley Stahl's tour of the Sept. 11th Memorial Museum being built at Ground Zero. 

Not a Good Dip

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Not a Good Dip

During the coverage of last night's ​search and capture of the second Boston Marathon bombing suspect, NBC used a variety of sources.

The main players for NBC were Brian Williams, Kerry Sanders, Lester Holt and Pete Williams.​

As officers had the suspect cornered, hiding in a boat, the coverage was more about filling time and trying to get information.

No media outlet was closer enough to get a live picture of the stand off, viewers were stuck ​watching video shot down the street. You had plenty of emergency vehicles to look at, but not much action. 

NBC would occasionally ​"dip into" the coverage of the local Boston stations, most notably WHDH, the NBC station in Bean Town.

And that turned out to not be a good idea one time. The video after the jump   ​

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