Latest articles by Frank Beacham
Mobile Technology Collides With Policy
One of the clear trends in this first decade of the 21st century is the rapid move toward mobile telephony and wireless computing.
A New Generation of Reporters Emerges Online
The winds of change have begun blowing through Washington, D.C. But how will we know what's happening?
"The Whole World is Watching," Revisited
Spanning this 36-year bridge of time, I found myself in the middle of the two largest political convention protests in American history.
Newest Reporter Tools Get Better & Quicker
There are some new tools that can aid in reducing the grunt work and assure bulletproof accuracy of quotes from fast-breaking events.
Dumbing Down the Kids
For too many, apparently, it's just another day parked in front of the TV set - the nation's most popular baby sitter.
Ear Time Versus Eye Time
By Christmas, we'll be seeing a flurry of new portable devices that store, playback and allow the personalized viewing of video programming away from home.
Net Update: More Lawsuits; New Journalist Tools
As it becomes clearer that broadband is developing into the next big media distribution system, showdowns between large content owners and Net users are escalating and getting nastier.
Antenna Myths: Who's Really Watching Free TV?
Reports from Capitol Hill say the toughest unresolved issue in legislating a hard deadline for the end of analog TV is what to do about the "disenfranchised."
Making Podcasts More Personal
Podcasting arrived out of nowhere, knocking the wind out of the "expert" prognosticators.
DVD: A Simple, Elegant Idea
It is difficult to comprehend how much, in only six years, the invention of the DVD has changed consumer television technology.
After Sept. 11, a TV Technology Debate Becomes Moot
For years, writers and editors covering television technology have tried to corral the subject. What, we’ve asked and debated, exactly is TV technology and what is only peripheral to it?
