Myles Tierney, 34, an Associated Press TV producer, was killed Jan. 10 while on assignment in Sierra Leone when a car he was riding in was hit by gunfire. Tierney previously worked in the New York commercial editorial community.
His friends and former spot colleagues remembered him warmly and described him as a talented professional who loved his work.
Tierney became a commercial editor in 1991 at Cut To: Editorial, now closed. In 93 he co-founded The Cutting Vision, New York, with partner Jeff Beckerman. A few years ago, he decided to move on, editing at New York-based Magnetic Image Video before joining AP.
According to a press release chronicling his recent years, Tierney joined AP in 1996 as a freelance producer for the agencys TV division in Africa. Later that year he became part of the staff and set up the agencys first TV bureau in New York. In January 97 he moved to Africa, where he was based in Nairobi. There he chronicled the turmoil across East and West Africa. He was part of an AP team that for three months reported exclusively on the advances of then rebel leader Laurent Kabila in eastern Zaire, now Congo. During that assignment, he pioneered the use of a new technology that allowed video to be dispatched over a conventional satellite telephone-meaning his TV coverage was ahead of the competition. He also covered conflicts in Rwanda, Guinea-Bissau, Eritrea and Somalia.
Nigel Baker, head of news at AP Television News, said in a released statement: The death of Myles Tierney has robbed international television of one of its brightest young stars. He was a consummate professional, highly talented and highly resourceful.
Friends and colleagues in the commercial community were saddened by Tierneys death. He was the kind of guy who could pick up anything and do it well, recalled Cutting Vision president Beckerman, noting that he had both creative and technical knowledge, as well as talent. He was a fantastic guy. He was a friend to everyone, easygoing and a hard worker.
Beckerman said Tierney loved the adrenaline his broadcast journalism career provided, constantly making quick decisions and following through instantly. I think he liked being a little on the edge. He added that Tierney also seemed to enjoy the adventure of traveling to different countries.
Fred Galarza, a producer at Vidal, Reynardus & Moya Advertising, New York, worked with Tierney for clients such as McDonalds and Budweiser. He was a pleasure to work with, he said. He was always willing to go the extra mile. He always had the right answer.
Galarza said Tierney wanted to be on the go, getting the story. He reached his goal. He added, Its heartbreaking.
Magnetic Image CEO/editor Harry Douglas also recognized Tierneys enjoyment of the adventure in his work. He remembered Tierney as a great editor and producer who loved the business.
A memorial service will be held Jan. 25 at the Newseum in New York.
Google Opens Its Defense In Antitrust Case Alleging Monopoly Over Online Ad Technology
Google opened its defense against allegations that it holds an illegal monopoly on online advertising technology Friday with witness testimony saying the industry is vastly more complex and competitive than portrayed by the federal government.
"The industry has been exceptionally fluid over the last 18 years," said Scott Sheffer, a vice president for global partnerships at Google, the company's first witness at its antitrust trial in federal court in Alexandria.
The Justice Department and a coalition of states contend that Google built and maintained an illegal monopoly over the technology that facilitates the buying and selling of online ads seen by consumers.
Google counters that the government's case improperly focuses on a narrow type of online ads — essentially the rectangular ones that appear on the top and on the right-hand side of a webpage. In its opening statement, Google's lawyers said the Supreme Court has warned judges against taking action when dealing with rapidly emerging technology like what Sheffer described because of the risk of error or unintended consequences.
Google says defining the market so narrowly ignores the competition it faces from social media companies, Amazon, streaming TV providers and others who offer advertisers the means to reach online consumers.
Justice Department lawyers called witnesses to testify for two weeks before resting their case Friday afternoon, detailing the ways that automated ad exchanges conduct auctions in a matter of milliseconds to determine which ads are placed in front of which consumers and how much they cost.
The department contends the auctions are finessed in subtle ways that benefit Google to the exclusion of would-be competitors and in ways that prevent... Read More