Archive for December, 2008
Young Adult Leaders: Changing Times
(Hluboka, Czech Republic) Someone emailed me to ask who was behind … who was sponsoring … the truly outstanding Changing Times Conference – held at the Townshend International School in the southern Czech Republic. The organizers are seen in the photo at the right … five young adult professionals from Europe, America and the Middle [...]
Focusing More on Results
I am in Europe this week to speak at the Changing Times Young Adult Forum. Before departing, I asked Marsha Friedman, Founder and CEO of the successful Florida-based EMSI PR agency, if I could repost an article she wrote for clients about how to develop a news angle that works. Incidentally, EMSI is one of [...]
Changing Times: Young Adult Leadership
Between now and the end of the year, I am attending and giving a series of lectures and workshops at the Changing Times European Young Adult Forum. It’s held at the Townshend International School in the southern Czech village of Hluboka nad Vitavou. I have never before known of such an astonishing conference that brings [...]
One of the World’s Most Important News Sources
(Prague, Czech Republic) I heard a lot about Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) during the Cold War. I was at CBS News at the time, and aware of the fine work done by RFE/RL journalists to inform the Russian people of what was really happening in their country, despite continuous attempts by the [...]
David Meerman Scott on The Media Savvy Leader
It is such an honor to read the following review posted at Amazon.com about my new book, The Media Savvy Leader, from David Meerman Scott, an icon in leadership consulting and online marketing. David writes: There are a bunch of books out there about media relations but almost all are flawed. The books to avoid [...]
Prague on a Winter’s Night
This is my first visit to Prague. I had heard the city is famous for its medieval buildings, dramatic bridges, good food and friendly people. On my first day here … walking through the old city with my wife, Kit … we found all that to be true. Prague is a lovely city. And, there [...]
Integrity … Defined
I have always had the greatest respect for Walt Mossberg, veteran high technology columnist for the Wall Street Journal. Walt has something on his blog – All Things Digital – that is important because it defines his integrity and character, as if he needed any help. It’s called, “Walt’s Ethics Statement,” and in it, Walt [...]
Video Story Treatment: The Barber’s Diaries
I have been working for some months with Outpost Worldwide – an indie film and cinema HD video production studio – and filmmaker/director Kevin Willmott to bring a remarkable, very timely and inspiring story to television screens … and, hopefully, the motion picture screens. It’s The Barber’s Diaries, the story of Charles Everett Ellis, who [...]
Web 2.0’s Wild West Days
Web 2.0, the Internet’s interactive phrase, is on the verge of becoming out of control with tools, toys and hype. It’s akin to the wild west days of the tech boom in the 1990s, except today it should have become more professional, ethical and honest. Not so. Like distant cousins of Professor Harold Hill, there [...]
Post-It Note Debacle: Social Media Ethics
A recent online discussion with David Meerman Scott led to inviting him to contribute a piece on the subject of defining ethics for social media. He’s a piece David shares from his blog, Web Ink Now: One of the most amazing things about the Web is that when an idea takes off on the Web, [...]
