A study has been published by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism that provides analysis of how traditional newspapers are still beating online media for how people get their news.
“95% of stories with “new information” came from traditional media, mainly newspapers,” and that, “In studying six major news “threads”, the researchers concluded that, [...]
This past week, I was fortunate enough to attend ASAE Future Leaders 2009 in Tucson. With only 56 attendees (and 25 of those being a part of the Leadership Academy) – the conference can only be described as fast-paced and intense. We spent 2.5 days with roughly 14 hour days.
To my readers – The Leadership [...]
There was a lot of justified uproar last week concerning the Flashbelt conference. While the threats of violence were not, the disgust and outrage that many felt was. You can read more about it here, as well as an apology from the presenter that came four days later (another sigh from me.)
So, the events that [...]
It’s Friday – which means it’s my busiest day and I can’t wait to be poolside/lakeside in just hours. So two people of the week to interact with on Twitter, I present: (For my blog post from this morning on ethics, scroll down.)
Lady of the Week: Jenna Oltersdorf, @JennaSnacks
Jenna and I first started talking because [...]
Earlier in the week, I asked my PR crew this question: “If your client is unethical, are you?”
I received great feedback and some rather interesting comments. To me, ethics is black and white. You are either doing it right, or you’re doing it wrong. David Mullen wrote a great post this week about admitting your [...]
Does it come down to the 1st Amendment v. corporate policy? Or is there more to it…..
As a PR professional – whether it’s in a corporate, agency, association or non-profit setting – we represent a brand/product/client etc. As blogging becomes more popular, many of us are blogging about issues that can relate to anything in [...]
I was talking with my favorite PR professor a couple of days ago about women PR pros and blogging. She asked me if I thought that more men than women blogged in general, and then we made it more specific – in the PR field.
So, I went to one of my favorite tools: Google Reader. [...]
Should your marketing/PR/advertising department always be the one to run the social media campaign?
In essence, no. Do many companies default to their PR person? Yes.
Not every PR professional is the same. Some are great with interacting with people with ease – I call them “conversationalists.” Some are great at strategizing. But it’s the people that [...]
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