Top News/Talk Media Stories This Past Week (July 27-31)
Here are the most talked about stories of the past week (7/27-31) on news/talk radio and related talk media according to TALKERS:
Stories
- U.S.-Iran War / Hamas Disarmament Deal
- Fauci Hearing
- Graham Ceremonies
- ICE Operations
- Gas Prices / Financial Markets / Fed Policy
- Trump Polls / November Mid-Terms
- Mail-In Voting Reforms
- Blanche Confirmation Delay / Comey Prosecution
- Mitch McConnell Health
- European Wildfires
People
- Donald Trump
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Anthony Fauci / Rand Paul
- Lindsey Graham / Darline Graham
- JD Vance
- Tom Homan
- Kevin Warsh
- Mike Johnson
- Todd Blanche / James Comey
- Mitch McConnell
To see the full TALKERS Stories, Topics, and People Charts, please click HERE.
devoted to chronicling the development and growth of what he envisioned as “the coming talk radio phenomenon of the nineties.” The publication went on to publish as a newspaper on newsprint evolving into a glossy magazine and eventually an online publication fully devoted to serving the needs of talk radio and eventually a variety of spoken word platforms that have collectively become known as talk media. TALKERS also contributed to the growth of the field by producing 28 national conventions / conferences in New York and two in Los Angeles, more than 50 groundbreaking radio rows, dozens of talk show host tours of international hot spots, and thousands of hours of spoken word syndicated and online programming. Throughout its colorful history, TALKERS always maintained a neutral position regarding politics except for, as Harrison puts it, “unwavering support of the First Amendment.”
TALKERS founder Michael Harrison is this week’s guest on the National Press Club’s official podcast, Update-1, in which he tackles the topic “Predicting the Future of Media Following the Shutdown of CBS News Radio.” Interviewed by noted American University media professor Gemma Puglisi, Harrison addresses such issues as changes in the tenets of journalism and the general shrinkage of radio news. Along the way, he offers his insights into a variety of media and societal topics including the impact of clickbait and what he describes as “the daily dance of affirmation” resulting 
from the trend toward news platforms “targeting” audiences for purely marketing purposes. Harrison defends AI from critics who claim the technology lacks “heart” and that audiences will swing back to the “authenticity” being destroyed by AI slop. Harrison makes the case that what counts is the humanity behind the operation of AI which is “only a tool.” He says, “Blaming AI for shallow content is like attributing shoddy novels to the invention of the word processor.” Harrison boldly predicts that AI and modern technology will hasten the “death of Hollywood” as we know it among other insights into the future of news, entertainment, and communications. Don’t miss this! 
