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NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY

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I began my journalism career as an unpaid student intern at The Washington Post-Newsweek owned WPLG on the heels of Watergate. succeeded by Richard Nixon, Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977.

I sought and achied early retirement from  The Associated Press, the world's oldest nonprofit news cooperative nearly five decades later when the GOP was still running the circus.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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In 1999, before the millennium, I was hired by The Associated Press to help establish APTN North America and run the Television News Bureau. In 2005 I requested and received early retirement when I felt it was perfect timing and I had given all to news gathering . If we have the ambition and drive, then we must continue on. At 65, anyone can retire, but we can give back to society in many ways. Be on a teacher, or a mentor.. However we feel we can contribute. Life does not end at retirement. I transformed it into a new beginning.

AP PUSHBACK

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The world’s oldest non-profit news Cooperative sues Trump administration officials after it was banned from White House events. 

MORE SUPERB OWLS

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This mightyly special bird has been used as a symbol in various cultures and contexts throughout history, representing wisdom, knowledge, and keen observation.

WEAK IN REVIEW

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Kindness is a super power and not a weakness. Practice it. Don’t be lazy.

NEWS OVERNIGHT

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NBC News Overnight was one of the smartest television news programs. Appealing to an eclectic audience of college students, nursing mothers, and late shift workers, the show broke the conventional "lowest common denominator" style of most news programs and injected humor into an otherwise seemingly boring medium, while providing news analysis of a kind usually unseen on other major-network newscasts. TIME named it one of the best programs, calling it "TV's wittiest, toughest, least snazzy news strip"and, one of the best programs of 1980s. The duPont Columbia Awards awards jury cited NBC News Overnight as "possibly the best written and most intelligent news program ever."

ADIOS ACOSTA

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"Looks like somebody has ADS: Acosta Derangement Syndrome." Jim Acosta

CARTER HELPED LAUNCH LIVE TV

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August 9, 1974, was a momentous day in American history, not just because my first child, Rachel Tiven, was born in Atlanta that morning but also because a resigned President Richard Nixon left the White House in disgrace at lunchtime headed for political oblivion in California.

WAR ON FREE PRESS?

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While reflecting on the complex and dynamic nature of the United States—how our strength relies on diversity and individualism, but also how this can sometimes lead to fragmentation. There's an undeniable tension in the idea that the country’s chaotic blend of perspectives, identities, and values could either be its downfall or its greatest asset. Diversity, while often challenging to manage, creates a kind of unpredictability that makes it tough to control or dominate the American spirit.

The idea that America is "uncontrollable" is powerful. It speaks to the inherent resilience and independence documented throughout the nation’s history. From the Revolution to civil rights movements and beyond, Americans have often defied authority or resisted conformity. It’s not always smooth or even peaceful, but it’s a persistent force.

The struggle for cohesion can be both a weakness and a strength. The fact that so many people, ideologies, and cultures coexist here creates a nation that's perpetually evolving, and often innovating. A fool who thinks they can control US might be in for a rude awakening.

What are your thoughts on how this mix of strengths and challenges plays out in current times?