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The Hindu
6 days ago
- The Hindu
Here's a new word for TV news in India
Hello readers. Are you consumers of TV news by any chance? If so, I have two questions. First of all: why? Second of all: I hope you are okay. You see friends, when it comes to TV news, all Indians find themselves in a situation that is widely known as: between a rock and a hard place. Let me explain this idiom with a real-life example. Many years ago, I had to travel to Karaikudi from Tiruchi, by bus, in order to represent my college in an inter-college football tournament. I was the back-up goalkeeper. Our original goalkeeper injured himself in one of the preliminary matches, and was forced to retire. So they immediately summoned me. So there I was. In the bus. And just shortly before reaching Karaikudi, the bus broke down. And I found myself in a rock-and-a-hard-place situation. On one side, there was the hard place: the outskirts of Karaikudi. In the height of summer. At four in the morning. On a stretch of road. With not a single other bus in sight. Just apocalyptic heat. And on the other side was the rock: a young man named Usman who was also on his way to Karaikudi to meet family or some such. We had become friends on the journey. After at least 30 minutes of waiting, there was still no sign of the bus moving. I suggested to Usman that we perhaps get out of the bus and find alternative means of transport. He said no. What if we got out, found nothing, and then couldn't get back on to the bus? Also, it was pitch dark outside. What if, Usman said, there were bandits or dacoits? Reader, the bus was absolutely heaving with people. A moist morass of humanity. If we stepped out, there was zero chance we would get our seats back. Some dastardly old man or villainous pregnant woman would immediately take it. And then we would have to stand. So there I was. Unable to get out of the bus. But also barely able to stay on the bus. And so we sat there for another 30 minutes. By this point, the bus was so hot, sweaty and sticky, that Usman was permanently fused to my right side. He has been living attached to me ever since. Usman, say hello to the readers. Usman: Hello readers. Thanks Usman, you can go back to work. (He is a Javascript developer.) Readers, this is also the situation many of you find yourselves in when it comes to consuming TV news in India. On the one hand, there is the rock: the Indian TV news industry. I want to be very sensitive here when I refer to the work of fellow media professionals and journalists. So let me choose my words carefully. Indian TV news media is like smallpox for the brain. It is a relentless stream of factual nonsense and emotional manipulation directly poured into the minds of unsuspecting viewers by total charlatans. Thereby leaving viewers in a permanent state of mental siege: an unrelenting sense of dread and fear and loathing towards something or the other. The greatest enemy of Indian TV news is the content citizen. So that, in essence, is the rock. But what about the hard place? The hard place is foreign TV news. Since Indian TV news is the absolute shenanigans, as mentioned above, you would expect to find some solace in the international TV news coverage of India. See, the problem with international TV coverage of India is that while it usually proceeds with more calm and less brain damage, it has the other issue of not knowing anything about India. So you will start seeing some coverage about some event in India, and then suddenly the foreign anchor will make references to the 'President of Uttar Pradesh' or wonder, 'How can a country with poor people afford things such as satellite, or moon landing, or chemistry?' Recently, I was watching a news bulletin on the Papal Conclave with an overseas journalist friend. And he noticed the Indian flag amongst the people in St. Peter's Square. He said: 'So funny. There is an Indian flag.' I said: 'What is funny? India has slightly more Christians than the U.K. does.' You should have seen his face, readers. All of which is to say, it is time we coined a term to capture this dilemma that Indian news consumers find themselves in. And that term is: fraudcasting. Example sentence: 'Unbearable fraudcasting about the Prime Minister's trip to London today. Indian channels have said that the U.K. is now property of India. Colonialism is avenged. American channel is discussing 'Ghandi'.' Friends, sometimes the best news is no news whatsoever. Switch it off. The writer is head of talent at Clarisights. He lives in London and is currently working on a new novel.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
PennDOT: Traffic fatalities statewide decline in 2024 as crash deaths climb in Erie County
Traffic fatalities in Pennsylvania dropped statewide in 2024 over the previous year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. But Erie County's fatal traffic crashes climbed, according to data from PennDOT and the Erie County Coroner's Office. According to data released by PennDOT on May 1, 1,127 people died in crashes on Pennsylvania roadways in 2024, a decrease of 82 from the previous year. Notable drops were seen in areas including motorcycle fatalities, down 19 from 2023; pedestrian fatalities, down eight from the previous year; and fatalities in alcohol-related crashes, which dropped from 307 in 2023 to 244 in 2024, according to information in PennDOT's Pennsylvania Crash Information Tool. Areas where traffic fatalities increased statewide, PennDOT reported, include intersection crashes, which increased by 20 over 2023; and crashes at intersections with a stop sign, which increased by 13. Deadly day in Erie: 2 killed in car-motorcycle crash hours after fatal accident, shooting PennDOT's data listed 36 traffic fatalities in Erie County in 2024, up from 30 in 2023. It was the highest number of traffic fatalities in the county, as charted by PennDOT, since 39 traffic fatalities were recorded in 2010. Motorcycle and pedestrian fatalities remained the same in 2024 as they were recorded in 2023, according to the agency's data sheets. The most notable increase in PennDOT's data for Erie County was in fatalities at intersection crashes, which climbed from six in 2023 to 17 last year. The Erie County Coroner's Office investigated 23 motor vehicle deaths in 2024, up from 18 the previous year; 13 motorcycle deaths, up from 12 in 2023; and six pedestrian deaths, down from eight in 2023, according to Erie County Coroner Lyell Cook and data his office previously released. The Erie Bureau of Police is about to employ new tools to help combat speeding, a common factor cited by city police accident investigators in fatal crashes. Police Chief Dan Spizarny said the bureau recently purchased three portable speed signs through federal grant funding, and the police will post those signs in certain areas to track the flow of traffic and speed of motorists. The signs, which utilize radar, will flash to motorists the speed they are traveling as they approach and pass the signs. But they will also capture data on the number of vehicles traveling through the area and the speeds those vehicles are traveling, to help in determining which areas police may target for enforcement, Spizarny said. Please enable Javascript to view this content. "We can't write a ticket based on the radar because we are not allowed to, but it gives us information and lets us know what we are seeing on blocks as far as traffic and speeds," he said. The signs are expected to be put on display at an upcoming news conference in which Erie police and PennDOT will announce an aggressive driving campaign, according to Spizarny. Various other traffic enforcement efforts conducted by Erie police will continue, officials said, including enforcement of school zones and addressing speeding complaints in neighborhoods. Erie police are also continuing specialized patrols along East 38th Street, an enforcement effort launched in 2024 in the wake of two serious traffic accidents along the roadway. Pennsylvania State Police troopers will again assist Erie police in the East 38th Street targeted enforcement effort, said Lt. Gary Garman, patrol section supervisor for state police Troop E in Lawrence Park Township. More: Erie police charge city men with street racing on East 38th that led to serious May crash Garman said troopers will also do a number of other traffic enforcement details in the Erie region, as they regularly do each year. They include a Click it or Ticket campaign over Memorial Day and at least 13 DUI checkpoints the troop does each year, he said. Contact Tim Hahn at thahn@ Follow him on X @ETNhahn. This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Despite drop in traffic deaths statewide, Erie County's 2024 deaths up
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Was Tyler Booker surprised to be selected by Dallas Cowboys so early in NFL draft?
Tyler Booker was the first Alabama football player to hear his name called in the 2025 NFL draft. The former All-American guard and Crimson Tide team captain was the No. 12 overall pick of the NFL draft by the Dallas Cowboys and was the first guard selected as a first-round pick since 2022. Advertisement But in an interview with "The Next Round" on April 28, Booker made it clear he was not shocked to be such a high first-round pick despite mock drafts placing him either later in the first round or even in the second. Please enable Javascript to view this content. "No, I wasn't surprised that I went as high as I did," Booker said "It's something I have been working on my whole life. I know what I bring to a team, and what some of the 'experts' aren't privy to are how well I do in the classroom, how well I do on the board and my leadership and what I bring to the team. So the Cowboys didn't just draft a right guard that is going to come in and play after on of the greatest guards of all time. They also drafted a great leader, someone who is going to change their culture, someone who is going to improve their culture, improve their program and improve their team for years to come or however long the Lord sees fit." With Booker's pick, Alabama secured its 17th-straight draft with at least one first-round selection. Advertisement Booker and Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell (No. 31 Philadelphia Eagles) were both first-round picks and two of seven Crimson Tide players picked in the 2025 draft. Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@ or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Tyler Booker talks NFL draft first round pick by Dallas Cowboys
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2026 5-star WR Cederian Morgan is at top of Alabama football list. Is Crimson Tide at top of his?
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. — Alabama football fans seem to have already fallen in love with the idea of Cederian Morgan. The 2026 prospect has five stars next to his name. He is the highest rated Alabama high school wide receiver recruit since Ryan Williams, one ranked as the second-best receiver nationally and the No. 11 player overall per 247Sports' composite rankings. He is the No. 1 player in the state with an official visit to Colorado complete, other official visits scheduled, including in-state powers Auburn and Alabama, and a July 2 decision date set. Advertisement And then there's Morgan, the actual player, the actual person, the Benjamin Russell High School student who took the practice football field as the days of his junior year of high school dwindled. Morgan is humble. He's goofy. And Alexander City is his home. 'You wouldn't even know I was a five star unless you heard,' Morgan said, leaning his 6-foot-4, 220-pound frame against the wall in the hallway of Benjamin Russell. 'Because I'm not going to tell you.' Morgan doesn't need to tell anyone. Once he takes the football field, he said, it's his time to get serious, to handle business and become like the wide receivers he looked up to as a kid: Julio Jones, with his size, his feet and his route-running ability; Jerry Jeudy, the 'route technician;' and Randy Moss, the player Morgan didn't feel he needed to describe. Advertisement 'You know about Randy Moss,' Morgan said with a grin. Morgan was Benjamin Russell's version of Moss as a junior, catching 70 passes for 1,162 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns in 2024, per MaxPreps. Morgan is a 'monster,' a 'freak,' to quarterback Kingston Preyear, the Montgomery Catholic transfer who just met the wide receiver in February. And to new Benjamin Russell coach Kirk Johnson, the best way to describe Morgan, the wide receiver, is to use the descriptor Morgan himself wouldn't use: 'a five star.' 'We're all, 'Man, I wish I was faster, I wish I was bigger,'' Johnson said. 'He's not one who can say all those things.' Advertisement Please enable Javascript to view this content. Since the Kalen DeBoer era began at Alabama, Morgan has always been a priority for the Crimson Tide. And Morgan said he's consistently felt that love, from his introduction to wide receivers coach JaMarcus Shephard at Benjamin Russell last spring and the offer that came after he participated in a recruiting camp in Tuscaloosa last May, to the present, with less than a month-and-a-half before a commitment. Morgan praised Shephard as a coach who is 'going to push you to do your best and get you to reach limits that you have never reached before.' But Morgan's feelings about Alabama are much simpler than just about development. 'Their tradition of winning,' Morgan said. 'You think of Alabama, you just think about winning. And I want to be a part of winning, so that's why they are on my list' Advertisement As his Alabama official visit nears, Alabama, Morgan said, has already shown him everything he wants to see. Through June, he plans to take his time with his official visits and 'see what everyone else has to offer,' before getting with his family, seeing what is best for him and making sure his 'first decision is my best decision.' But none of this has affected Morgan, the Benjamin Russell wide receiver. In Morgan, Johnson said he has a receiver who is already polished and developed, but one who didn't come to the new coaching staff with demands for targets or attention. In Morgan, Preyear, who has offers from programs like FIU, Houston and Ole Miss, has a receiver who he can just tell 'Go,' who knows what exactly the quarterback wants. Advertisement 'It's legendary, to come and see the wide receiver I get to throw the ball to, one of the best guys in the nation, actually, … it's like once in a lifetime,' Preyear said. 'You don't see that every day. You don't see that at every high school.' But, there is one thing Morgan does not want people to forget. Yes, a commitment is coming, a 'dream come true' to follow in the footsteps of receivers like Jeudy, Jones and Moss to go through college to the NFL. Yes, he is early enrolling, bewildered by the six-to-seven months he has of high school life before the next phase begins. But ahead of a senior season where Morgan has his sights set on a state title and, potentially, a Mr. Football award — even without, admittedly, much else to prove — the wide receiver wants people to recognize he is not just a five star. Advertisement 'At the end of the day,' Morgan said, 'I'm still a kid.' Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@ or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Where Alabama football stands for 2026 5-star WR Cederian Morgan
Digital Trends
05-05-2025
- Business
- Digital Trends
Google wants to make YouTube Premium more affordable for couples
Google is testing out a YouTube Premium tier designed for two people, especially for couples living in India, France, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The company confirmed its plans to test the new YouTube Premium tier on Monday, according to finance outlet MoneyControl. The tier will allow two people in the same Google family group to access everything YouTube Premium has to offer, including zero ads, at a more affordable price than they would if each person had a separate YouTube Premium account or are part of a family plan for five people. Recommended Videos In India, the monthly cost two-person YouTube Premium tier Rs 219, while the family version costs Rs 299. That's equivalent to $2.60 USD and $3.55 USD, respectively, which is not exactly the best comparison to make. Although the actual cost of family tier of YouTube Premium is $22.99 a month, the two-person tier would be in the neighborhood of $16 a month if it gets offered in the U.S. YouTube said they're testing the two-person YouTube Premium tier in an effort to expand subscription offerings for its users at a great value, which comes a month after millions of YouTube Premium users experienced a price hike on their subscriptions after paying low costs for a decade. Individual plans jumped from $11.99 a month to $13.99 a month, while annual plans increased from $119.99 to $139.99, and student plans ticked up to $7.99 a month from $6.99. The student plan costs that same as YouTube Premium Lite, which launched in March. The two-person YouTube Premium tier not only benefits couples, but college roommates, friends, and even single parents of teens can take advantage of that plan, helping each other save money when one of them can't otherwise afford a Premium plan of their own. It's unknown when that tier will be rolled out to the U.S., as testing has only just begun in the aforementioned regions. Please enable Javascript to view this content
