Briefs: Tech Emmys, AP, NBC.com, ABCNews.com

  - CNN, MTV, Showtime, CBS Sports, Bravo win Technology Emmy Awards
  - AP names ENPS executive Bill Burke as new director of AP’s online video
  - NBC.com unveils slate of new entertainment content for ‘08
  - ABCNews.com Politics traffic jumps 771% for last Saturday’s debate

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CES could be leaving Las Vegas

In an interview with Las Vegas station KVBC, a CES spokesperson said the organization is considering moving its annual confab to another, more affordable city. “We’ve heard from our attendees, from our exhibitors… that the rates of hotels during the International CES are increasing out of proportion from what they think it should be,” said Jason Oxman. No kidding. As anyone who’s tried to book a room for CES knows, hotel rates are blown up to astronomical levels. As much as 5 times the regular rate with 3-day minimums. It’s out of control, and I’m glad CES is calling them on it.

A shot from the floor. More on the CES 2008 Flickr page.

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Scripps Howard Foundation web reporting award

Did you do some awesome online reporting this year? Want to win ten grand for it? Enter the Scripps Howard Journalism Foundation’s National Journalism Awards and take a shot. Full details after the jump.

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WBZ preps web-TV one-two election punch

Boston’s CBS O&O is going all out for the New Hampshire primary. WBZ & WBZtv.com will do a special three-hour show tonight online and on co-owned WSBK. A special web chat will be hosted by a political roundup, and the on-air anchors will use the discussion to help guide the night’s coverage. WBZ will wrap up with a newscast at 11pm, with the entire effort being dubbed an election “Triplecast.”

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AU Students covering the New Hampshire primary

Just a quick brag here: A bunch of my graduate students at American University’s School of Communication are up in New Hampshire covering the primary live as part of a special inter-session course led by Lynne Perri, Bill Gentile and Dotty Lynch. Everyone is doing a great job on the live coverage, and a number of the students will be producing mini-documentaries when they return from the field. You can check out their live work at The American Observer. Click here for more about the course and other details. A couple of students were interviewed on C-SPAN earlier in the day and showed some of their clips on air. Way to go gang!

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