to handle things have changed a lot me back in the seventy's i spent seven years in news in lansing michigan in the largest station in that market there were five of us in the news department every station had its own news department because the f.c.c. rules the the fairness dr were acquired us to actually provide news i mean it was a requirement in order to get our licenses renewed every day every year to the best of my knowledge of the five six seven radio stations in lansing michigan now you know where i grew up none of them have news departments maybe one of them does obviously there are still some in boston the do it's a much larger media market but what does this say for the smaller media markets in america where there are no local news reporters. there is slowly finding out how to do they're trying to find out how to make hyper local work if you go to the there's a lot of sites out there the pew aside for the pew press foundation and american journalism review and the columbia review of journalism lot of sides of the talk all the time about the future of journalism and the thoughtfull

renewed every day every year to the best of my knowledge of the five six seven radio stations in lansing michigan now you know where i grew up none of them have news departments maybe one of them does obviously there are still some in boston they do it's a much larger media market but what does this say for the smaller media markets in america where there are no local news reporters. there is slowly finding out how to do they're trying to find out how to make hyper local work if you go to the there's a lot of sites out there the pew aside for the pew press foundation and american journalism review and the columbia review of journalism lot of sides of the talk all the time about the future of journalism and the thoughtfully. the way they talk about it and one of the big thing that people are trying to figure out is how to make hyper local work as a business model is a struggle they haven't figured out yet you know if i. news has always been a republican propaganda machine pretty upfront about it but their obsession with the islamic character is that attacks seems pretty over the top even for them

that doesn't mean can't surf as proved by joe matoulis, he's on the red cedar river in east, lansing, michigan, heavy rains have caused the river to rise quite a bit. here he is surfing the rapids. the waves don't go away. they're constant waves, you could just static surf. >> he believes it's much more difficult, you don't have the forward momentum. helps keep you balanced. you have to ride it side to side. >> it requires a lot more strength to be able to see the board exactly where you want it. >> you can't do this all the time on the red cedar river. it's just because they have this kind of flooding. just the perfect amount of flow to keep the suf going and have fun with it. >> joe is 30 years old, a phys ed teacher. >>> it's officially spring, so we, this is how you do it you use a few bobcats. you drive over the ice. and you just -- >> rush. >> this is at the duluth curling club. their season is over so now they have to clear out the ice, they use a bucket to crack the ice. and then when when they drive over it, it continues to break up the ice in tiny, tiny pieces. >> it almost looks lik

linda brundage was in lansing, michigan. >> listen, listen to the 90% of people who want common gun sense. >> reporter: the demonstrations came after a week of lobbying on capitol hill by parents of some of the children who died in newtown, connecticut, last december. francine wheeler, whose six-year-old son, ben, was killed in newtown, was invited by the white house to give the president's weekly address. wheeler made an emotional plea. >> we have to convince the senate to come together and pass commonsense gun responsibility reforms that will make our communities safer and prevent more tragedies like the one we never thought would happen to us. >> reporter: mayors ast illegal guns, financed by billionaire new york mayor, michael bloomberg, is also targeting lawmakers with a new ad. >> grief wasggering, and now more than 100 days after the massacre at newtown. >> reporter: the bill to be debated next week would require background checks for almost all gun buyers. increased prison time for those who buy guns legally but pass them on to criminals. and new safety measures in schools. a larg

s there were one i was asked yes in east lansing michigan went after after the whole you know after the air was over and the lawsuits started and we got the files we found that this one guy who was always you know i mean he was there every single day and he was the guy who was always yelling burn down the buildings and kill the pigs and he was the police or the police informant enough but he was the perp but he was paid he was full time staff you know there so when you talk about all these thousands of f.b.i. informants are we talking about you know the occasional ronald reagan type of person or are we talking about the threat that up to then you're right there are two breeds there's the informant that you think of that just provides information that i think most people think of when they think of an informant and then there's the informant who could you know fairly be described as an agent provocateur who goes in and tries to start something you know even an informant you know just you know i don't understand you know i don't i don't see a problem with the f.b.i. having people who are

this was the scene in lansing, michigan. norg niezly moms. >> a couple hundred garted for the event. >>> tonight's big nascar race in texas is generating unusual interest in the political world. that's because the race's primary sponsor is the national rifle association. the talk of controversy overblown. susan candiotti is at the texas motor speed way. >> it. >> reporter: is it about politics or pure sports. for some the answer is up for grabs. it's race day and the action is heating up. >> party. >> along with a cookout grills as fans get revved up for the big event were the nra 500. but the race and the national rifle association sponsorship of it have connecticut senator chris murphy worked up. >> nascar and fox should have been a little more sensitive to the families in the community of newtown and stayed out of this debate. >> reporter: she's upset that nascar signed off on the sponsorship especially now when gun control legislation is about to be debated. >> they could have found another sponsor for this race. they wo

we got a family returning for the 4th day from lansing, michigan. it's the parker family.pplause] and from newman, georgia, it's the pope family. [cheering and applause] let's play for this money. let's go. give me monica. give me sonia. let's go. [applause] >> come on, monica! steve: guys, here we go. top 7 answers on the board. name something a really shy

. >> lansing michigan, depemcrats line. caller: good morning. i'm calling in regard with this perspective that they are saying they are using gas and kesmicals there, why is the united nations not stepping in on it? and you know, taking the lead against these foreign governments and politicians that are doing the different things. they made the united nations and world courts. i just can't understand why the united states administration and executive branches want to take the lead on it. host: well, there's been no formal action yet. this was just information received from the white house. caller: well, i understand that. but they keep wanting to put the their two cents in instead of getting the united nations involved with all these foreign countries. they have got to start sitting back and letting the united nations and the other government agencies conform with it. host: there's a section on what the united has as options. when it comes to diplomatic pressure since the united states is already pressing syria to let the united nations observe

lansing, michigan, in april, and raon inapl.cnt music obvisl ainwee talking about no credie threats,ials in boston said no credible threats before tha o either, john. >>recautions are necesry important, and detandable the celticsamn boston, canceled. doesn't really matter. the playoffs just around the corner. that game will not be made up. shannon travis, our thanks to you. one other story about a sporting event which reallyauty attention overnight. fans of the oakland a's in oakland, tryg to rally fans to start instead of let's go a's chant, a let's go bostonchant. that just shows you how fans and right now.he city country are republican congressman peter king from new york. so much expertise in homeland security so grateful you are withs this morning, congressman. >> thank u. >> what have you hrdovernight on theinstigation? >> bacay,he invtigation is going full speed ahead. looking at the components of the bomb, the explosive vis, somebody aarently being -- excuse me. being questioned. also going into an por intelligence they may have had. no ielligence warnings that we know . howe

. >> lansing, michigan, london. 30-second moment of silence before some of the races.a these marathons around the world, expect to see runners with their hands over their hearts in honor of the victims there in boston. some interesting things happening around the world, in fact, in tribute to boston. other news as well. >>> i'll get you caught up. on capitol hill a key plan to curb gun violence is jeopardy. one of the votes expected today would expand background checks for gun buyers. senator tells nbc news, quote, we will not get the votes today. on those expanded background checks, despite appeals from newtown families, gabby giffords and public polls showing broad support for it. >>> final farewell to margaret thatcher. under tight security thousands of mourners turned out t at st. paul's cathedral for the funeral of britain's first and only prime minister and key u.s. ally. among those attending, queen elizabeth and her husband, and former vice president dick cheney. thatcher died last week at the age of 87. >>> secret service says a letter addressed to president o

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