Newsy

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Newsy is a multi-source video news service that analyzes and presents the world's news coverage. Through short video segments available on the web and mobile devices, Newsy offers a way to accelerate your global understanding of a news story.

Episodes of Newsy

    • Play Chelsea Clinton Hired to Report for NBC - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Chelsea Clinton Hired to Report for NBC

      (Image source: New York Daily News) BY EMILY SPAIN You're watching multisource US news analysis from Newsy. From the White House to the news desk. Chelsea Clinton has a new job in journalism thanks to NBC. The network hired former President Bill Clinton’s daughter to work for the series “Making a Difference” that airs on “Nightly News”. She’s also scheduled to make appearances on the show “Rock Center with Brian Williams”. But the latest NBC hire has Slate Magazine pointing out a trend... Daug...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:59
    • Play St. Louis Cardinals Hire Mike Matheny, Enough Experience? - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      St. Louis Cardinals Hire Mike Matheny, Enough Ex...

      (Image source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch) BY SAM KOROTKIN ANCHOR ANA COMPAIN-ROMERO You're watching multisource sports news analysis from Newsy. Out with the old- in with the new. The St. Louis Cardinals now have the youngest manager in Major League Baseball- 41-year-old Mike Matheny. Some are surprised with the hire, as the former MLB catcher has no experience as a coach or manager at any professional level. But ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick says it’s not a shock, but the new coach does have a lot of w...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        02:41
    • Play Lady Gaga Fires Creative Director - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Lady Gaga Fires Creative Director

      (Image source: Rand Rambles) BY BRICE SANDER It looks like Gaga’s in a bad romance with now former creative director Laurieann Gibson. Reports say tension grew between the duo on the set of Lady Gaga’s “Judas” video because Gibson didn’t agree with its religious imagery- (Interscope) ...and came to a head on the gender-bending “You and I” video set. (Interscope) MediaTakeout first reported Gaga and Gibson’s parting of the ways, arguing Gibson started taking too much credit for Gaga’s persona. ...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:38
    • Play Study: One-in-Three Break-ups Happen Online - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Study: One-in-Three Break-ups Happen Online

      (Image source: Lab42) BY BRICE SANDER If you’re in a relationship, chances are-- it could end online. That’s according to a new unofficial survey by research firm Lab42 which found that one third of break-ups now occur on the world wide web- mostly via social media. And 40% of those surveyed said they’d opt for a digital break-up in the future. (Lab 42) Lab42 only surveyed about 500 social media users-- but even with unscientific results-- the numbers don’t sit well with one CNet writer. “The ...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:30
    • Play Will Kindle Fire End the Era of Pricey Tablets? - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Will Kindle Fire End the Era of Pricey Tablets?

      (Image Source: PopHerald) BY ADNAN S. KHAN ANCHOR ANTHONY MARTINEZ The Kindle Fire is expected to start an inferno in the tablet market. And the fuel for the fire -- its $199 price tag. CNET says the latest Kindle will burn out the era of pricey tablets. “…why buy a $500 Xoom if you can get most of what you need from a $199 Fire … We may not see the impact on Apple--the torchbearer for $500-and-up tablets--until late next year or even 2013, but it's as inevitable as the $999 MacBook Air. Remem...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:59
    • Play Mysterious Explosion in Iran Military Base Kills 27 - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Mysterious Explosion in Iran Military Base Kills...

      (Image Source: euronews) BY MADISON MACK ANCHOR CHRISTY LEWIS A massive explosion at an Iranian military base has left 17 people dead and 24 others wounded. Euronews has the details. “The blast occurred as weapons were being moved at the depot just outside of capital of Tehran. Windows in nearby buildings were shattered and the sound of the explosion was heard 25 kilometers away. Authorities say there are no suspicious circumstances over the cause which they’ve described as accidental.” AFP re...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:55
    • Play Viral Video 'Save Miranda' Sparks Controversy - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Viral Video 'Save Miranda' Sparks Controversy

      IMAGE SOURCE: (Watchskitztv) BYLINE: Anthony Martinez An investigation is underway after YouTube viral video “Save Miranda” out of West Covina, California, used real police equipment, vehicles and sidearms. KABC has a look at the police-profiling spoof. OFFICER: “Stay facing away from us and step back till I tell you to stop.” REPORTER: “It shows several people in West Covina Police Department uniforms and patrol cars pulling over and intimidating a civilian. Although attempts were made to cov...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:30
    • Play Ex-Porn Star Reads to Kids, Parents Outraged - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Ex-Porn Star Reads to Kids, Parents Outraged

      IMAGE SOURCE: TMZ BY CHRISTINA MARTIN ANCHOR CHRISTY LEWIS You're watching multisource global video news analysis from Newsy Elementary school kids in Compton got a special treat earlier this month--story time with a celebrity. KTLA reports the special guest was a different kind of celebrity. GLEN WALKER: “These photographs posted on TMZ look innocent enough, a nice looking woman reading to young students at Emerson Elementary School in Compton. But that young woman is also this young woman, S...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:41
    • Play Brazil's 'War on Drugs' leads to Invasion of Shantytowns - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      Brazil's 'War on Drugs' leads to Invasion of Sha...

      (Image: Telegraph) BY STEFANIE REDDING ANCHOR CHRISTY LEWIS Brazil’s government is cracking down on drugs and cleaning up the slums. CNN has more... “Brazilian Troops took over one of the countries biggest slums in an effort to rid the neighborhood of drug gangs. Officials in Rio de Janiero say areas in and around Rocinha are now secure following an assault early Sunday.” The Wall Street Journal reports that the raid is hailed as a “liberation”, for those living in the slums which were recentl...

      • Release date
        Nov 15, 2011
      • Runtime
        01:55
    • Play World Reacts to New Interim Greek Prime Minister - Newsy on Blip Newsy episodes on Blip

      World Reacts to New Interim Greek Prime Minister

      (Image Source: BBC) BY BLAKE HANSON He’s a banker -- not a politician. That’s how many news outlets are labeling newly selected interim Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. The LA Times has his background... “After days of haggling, Greece's two main political parties agreed Thursday on the appointment of Lucas Papademos, a trained economist and former governor of the Greek central bank, to serve as the financially troubled country's new leader through the next few months.” Papademos was also...

      • Release date
        Nov 14, 2011
      • Runtime
        02:40
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