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Cross-posted from PROpenMic.
Reformed PR practitioner B. L. Ochman writes a review of the recent Council of PR firms (CPR) critical issues forum in her blog, What’s Next.
Read the Council’s take on the event in Dangers Equal Opportunity for Smart Marketers, PR Firms, Lively Annual Public Relations Council Critical Issues Forum Addresses “Most Dangerous Ideas” for Future of PR.
The conversation has actually already become an old one. The paradigm shift caused by the advent of social media software (both free open source and paid platforms) has given voice to the masses …
Blog Talk, Features, Rhetoric, Teaching PR »
Yesterday’s announcement by Colin Powell got me thinking about rhetoric in America. Certainly, we’ve seen a great deal during this presidential election.
I chose to write about Powell’s announcement because I think this is such a crucial election. It is rare that I choose to write about personal thoughts, especially political thoughts, in this blog. I hope you’ll at least humor me. If we disagree, let’s at least do it politely. I’m not one for political bickering.
My post, The Well Reasoned Clear Thoughts of Colin Powell, …
Blog Talk, Features »
UPDATE: Editor & Publisher reports Tribune Co. (9 newspapers) to drop the Associated Press.
This is, as E&P headlines it, a shocker. “Shocker: Tribune Co. Gives Notice To Drop AP”
NEW YORK Tribune Company has given a two-year notice to the Associated Press that its daily newspapers plan to drop the news service, becoming the first major newspaper chain to do so since the recent controversy over new rates began.
Tribune, which owns nine daily papers including the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, joins a growing list of newspapers that …
Blog Talk, Features, Journalism, Public Relations Higher Education, Technology »
New technology and its use in journalism and public relations has long been an interest of mine. The reality is, not all technology can be used in every situation.
The recent editorial by John Temple, Editor and publisher of the Rocky Mountain News, is a perfect example of taking experiments with emerging digital media one step too far.
Rocky Mountain News reporter Berny Morson was sent on assignment to cover the funeral of Marten Kudlis, age 3. Kudlis was killed last week at an ice cream shop when a traffic …
