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John M. Higgins
John McLaughlin Higgins (17 April 1961 – 21 November 2006) was an American reporter and editor specializing in the cable television industry. His writings were often cited by academics, government officials, and other journalists, and a journalism award was named in his honor. Early life and education Born in Rochester, New York, Higgins graduated in 1979 from Columbus High School in Miami, Florida. At the University of Notre Dame he became deeply involved with the student newspaper, ''The Observer.'' Higgins graduated from Marquette University in 1984 with a degree in marketing. Career As a reporter for the ''Milwaukee Sentinel'', starting in 1983, Higgins most often worked the police desk. He turned to business writing in 1986 on the ''Miami Review''. Beginning in 1989 he joined '' Multichannel News'' where, as financial editor, he covered the cable television industry and related media. In 1996, he became business editor of '' Broadcasting and Cable''. Higgins covered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror Awards
The Mirror Awards are annual journalism awards recognizing the work of writers, reporters, editors and organizations who cover the media industry. The awards were established by the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in 2006. Awards categories have varied slightly from year to year. Since 2018, categories included: • Best Single Article/Story • Best Profile • Best Commentary • John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting Special topic categories reflecting the major news stories of the previous year have also been added each year since 2018. John M. Higgins Award The John M. Higgins Award for Best In-Depth/Enterprise Reporting was established by the Newhouse School in December 2011 to honor the late Broadcasting & Cable business editor, who died in 2006. The award is supported by a financial gift from Discovery Communications and Time Warner Cable and carries a $5,000 cash prize. Each of the remaining awards carries a $1,000 cash prize. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time-Warner Cable
Time Warner Cable, Inc. (TWC) was an American cable television company. Before it was acquired by Charter Communications on May 18, 2016, it was ranked the second largest cable company in the United States by revenue behind only Comcast, operating in 29 states. Its corporate headquarters were located in the Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with other corporate offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Herndon, Virginia. It was controlled by Warner Communications, then by Time Warner (later known as WarnerMedia and now Warner Bros. Discovery). That company spun off the cable operations in March 2009 as part of a larger restructuring. From 2009 to 2016, Time Warner Cable was an entirely independent company, continuing to use the Time Warner name under license from its former parent company (including the " Road Runner" name for its Internet service, now Spectrum Internet). In 2014, the company was the subject of a proposed purchase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
