Todd Witter
@toddwitt.bsky.social
Executive Editor Broadcast Programming
Oregon Public Broadcasting
@opb.org
Oregon Public Broadcasting
@opb.org
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The technology uses NBA camera data tracking ball and player movements at 25 frames per second. The device, resembling a large iPad, features a removable rubber mat with a raised court outline, adaptable for different sports.
New tech at Trail Blazers games helps engage blind sports fans
A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired sports fans. And the Portland Trail Blazers were the first team in the NBA to have it available for fans attending games.
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March 16, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The technology uses NBA camera data tracking ball and player movements at 25 frames per second. The device, resembling a large iPad, features a removable rubber mat with a raised court outline, adaptable for different sports.
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Hi Bluesky! 👋 At OPB, we’re all about connecting communities to the stories, people and ideas that shape our region. Follow us for timely and essential news, in-depth stories that provide perspective on local and national issues and thoughtful storytelling that connects you to the Pacific Northwest.
February 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hi Bluesky! 👋 At OPB, we’re all about connecting communities to the stories, people and ideas that shape our region. Follow us for timely and essential news, in-depth stories that provide perspective on local and national issues and thoughtful storytelling that connects you to the Pacific Northwest.
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I wrote a brief appeal about why you should donate to the Chicago Reader to keep my newsroom afloat. Please donate if you can
donorbox.org/save-the-chi...
donorbox.org/save-the-chi...
Save the Chicago Reader - Leor Galil's Fundraiser on Donorbox
I published my first Reader story in the summer of 2010. It concerned a Logan Square DIY space called Strangelight, which operated out of a storefront in the Congress Theater. I was 24 at the time. Be...
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January 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I wrote a brief appeal about why you should donate to the Chicago Reader to keep my newsroom afloat. Please donate if you can
donorbox.org/save-the-chi...
donorbox.org/save-the-chi...
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Teen Vogue has had sharper political coverage and commentary than most of the mainstream media for years now.
Love this for them.
Love this for them.
When a single billionaire can accumulate more money in 10 seconds than their employees make in one year, while workers struggle to meet the basic cost of rent and medicine, then yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Read our op-ed here ⤵️
Billionaires Should Not Exist
Yes, every billionaire really is a policy failure.
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January 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Teen Vogue has had sharper political coverage and commentary than most of the mainstream media for years now.
Love this for them.
Love this for them.
Our Los Angeles area public media colleagues are serving their communities while their own lives have been tragically upended - they've lost homes and pets and lifetimes of memories. If you can, please donate to this relief fund to support our public media professionals in LA.
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Donate to Donate to LA Public Media Fire Victims, organized by Israel Smith
Members of the public media community in and around Los Angeles have been devastat… Israel Smith needs your support for Donate to LA Public Media Fire Victims
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January 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Our Los Angeles area public media colleagues are serving their communities while their own lives have been tragically upended - they've lost homes and pets and lifetimes of memories. If you can, please donate to this relief fund to support our public media professionals in LA.
gofund.me/6ef7ab10
gofund.me/6ef7ab10
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Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
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December 9, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.
My latest:
I needed this story to help me remember there are good people doing great things.
Columbia County sanctuary gives aging farm animals a place to retire
Giving farm animals a happy retirement might seem like an odd idea. After all, farms breed animals to eat. But a Columbia County couple has a sanctuary that does just that and it’s proving invaluable...
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December 1, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I needed this story to help me remember there are good people doing great things.
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Last week on "Make Me Smart", we had a deep dive on the idea of American exceptionalism, what this "myth" has cost us, and how it shapes what's ahead for the U.S.
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The myth America exported to the world - Marketplace
Has American exceptionalism failed us?
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November 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Last week on "Make Me Smart", we had a deep dive on the idea of American exceptionalism, what this "myth" has cost us, and how it shapes what's ahead for the U.S.
www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...
www.marketplace.org/shows/make-m...