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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Ellen’s Oscar celeb selfie a landmark media moment Associated
NEW YORK — Ellen DeGeneres’ celeb-studded selfie from the mostwatched Oscars telecast in a decade was a landmark social media moment at a time online conversation is boosting television viewership and vice versa.
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It’s also a murky example of what is or isn’t product placement in a hyper-marketed world. Would the world’s most retweeted photo have been shot by an iPhone if Samsung hadn’t been a commercial sponsor of the Academy Awards? An estimated 43 million people watched “12 Years a Slave” win the Oscar for best picture on Sunday night. It was the most-watched Academy Awards since 2004, when “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King” was the best picture. And it was the most popular entertainment event on TV since the “Friends” finale that year. The Oscars are generally the most-watched TV event of the year after the Super Bowl. Oscar night was also big for Jimmy Kimmel. The ABC late-night star drew just under 7 million viewers for his postOscars special, the biggest audience he’s ever gotten on ABC, despite starting at 12:42 a.m. on the East Coast. The ratings provide further evidence of how big event programming
is a growth engine for broadcast networks, in large part because of fans watching the event and conversing with friends on tablets and smartphones. Twitter said that some 14.7 million tweets mentioning the Oscars or prominent actors and films were sent out during the Sunday night telecast, and Facebook said there were 25.4 million interactions about the show. Social media was clearly a driving force Sunday and is why live events on networks “have become basically the currency,” co-producer Neil Meron told The Associated Press. “What it’s all about right now is creating a conversation, and social media allows for the conversation as it’s happening,” he said.
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Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Nepal says litterbugs no longer welcome on Everest
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Putin hopes no need to use force in Ukraine’s east
Brazil has 100 days left to get World Cup ready
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Government threatens to revoke Corby’s parole Agence France-Presse
DENPASAR - Indonesia threatened to revoke parole for convicted Australian drug mule Schapelle Corby on Tuesday, warning her to “keep a lower profile” after a documentary about her release angered authorities.
Kevin Spacey, from left, Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Ellen Degeneres and Jared Leto join other celebrities for a “selfie” during the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 2, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Osaka to host all-star concert on Int’l Jazz Day
Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK — Herbie Hancock reckons he’s performed more often in Japan than in his hometown of Chicago during his professional career. The pianist will be back next month for an all-star concert at Osaka Castle Park highlighting the third annual International Jazz Day. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has chosen Osaka as the host city for International Jazz Day 2014, which will be celebrated around the world on April 30. Hancock, a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, says it’s an opportunity to show appreciation for Japanese jazz fans who have been among the world’s greatest supporters of the music. He first performed in Japan with Miles Davis’ quintet in 1964, and has toured there with his own electric and acoustic groups for decades. “Japanese audiences are very loyal,” said Hancock, interviewed ahead of Tuesday’s official announcement of the International Jazz Day program. “In Japan, art is really placed on a high level, and jazz is really honored and accepted as being a fine music — much more in comparison to the States.” Osaka was chosen as the host city because its jazz scene dates back to the 1920s and remains lively today, said Tom Carter, president of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, who is partnering with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova to present International Jazz Day. “Osaka has played a leading role in the early days of jazz in Japan and in Asia,” Carter said. After American and Filipino bands introduced jazz to Japan, Japanese musicians began playing jazz in Osaka’s dance halls. They included trumpeter Fumio Nanri, who toured the U.S. and was dubbed the “Satchmo of Japan” by Louis Armstrong.
During World War II, the government unsuccessfully tried to ban jazz, but the music flourished during the American occupation. “I was introduced to jazz while playing in a dance hall as a teenager during the American occupation by a Japanese jazz fan and record collector. He played Teddy Wilson’s ‘Sweet Lorraine,’ and I was hooked,” said pianist-composer Toshiko Akiyoshi, who will be performing with her husband, saxophonist-flutist Lew Tabackin, at the Osaka concert.
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The file photo showed Schapelle Corby escorted by policeman during her trial on Bali Island. Indonesia threatened to revoke parole for convicted Australian drug mule Schapelle Corby on Tuesday, warning her to “keep a lower profile” after a documentary about her release angered authorities.
Corby, 36, whose case has been closely followed in Australia since her 2004 arrest in Bali, was freed on parole last month from a prison on the Indonesian resort island. But a documentary broadcast Sunday by Australia’s Channel Seven, which featured an interview with Corby’s sister Mercedes, brought a threat from Indonesia’s justice minister. “There is a big possibility (that Corby’s parole) will be reconsidered,” Amir Syamsuddin was quoted by Indonesian daily Kompas as saying. Syamsuddin said he was awaiting a report from provincial-level justice officials in Bali, where Corby is living. She must remain in Indonesia until 2017 as a parole condition. Officials in Bali have summoned Corby’s family to demand an explanation over the documentary, and warned Tuesday against further contact with the media. “I suggest Corby keep a lower profile,” Sunar Agus, a top prison official in Bali, told AFP, adding that officials were prepared to “use force” to return her to prison if parole was revoked. The media exposure is being interpreted as an affront in Indonesia, where convicted law-breakers are expected to exhibit remorse. Officials also have raised suggestions that Corby may be profiting from the exposure, amid speculation of a financial deal with Channel Seven, which has denied the rumours. In its midday news report on Tuesday, Indonesia’s widely-watched Metro TV branded the situation a “scandal”. The documentary included video of Corby’s first moments back with her family after her parole. Mercedes Corby also told Channel Seven her sister was “broken” by her time in jail, and described having to bathe and hand-feed her. Syamsuddin said he “deeply regrets” the Channel Seven programme, saying he suspected the family did it for financial gain. “Just to defend this one person, Corby, I experienced a lot of pressure, and there have been all sorts of issues. They must be understanding,” Syamsuddin was quoted saying, referring to Corby’s family. Continued on page 6