Category: News Media
A Must-Have Book for Any PR Pro
Here’s why it’s important for anyone in the field of communications and PR – you will get a clear sense of how a journalist works to get a story, what he or she is looking for, what makes it on the air and what does not. You understanding the thinking about what makes news.
Watching the Washington Post Crumble
The Washington Post is flailing. The signs are there that the newspaper is struggling, directionless, out of control. The Post is becoming a less credible and responsible newspaper. I have written here that if the Post were located in any other city but the nation’s capital, it would be out of business.
Money, Money, Money
While on annual vacation with my wife … we always visit the same remote valley in extreme southeast Switzerland near Italy … I have been thinking about Frank Rich’s essay in The New York Times this past Sunday on the passing of Walter Cronkite and lamenting the demise of journalistic standards as we have know when for years. I believe Frank, who I greatly respect, missed the main point about the crumbling news business.
40 Days Since Neda’s Death
Since I wrote about the murder of Neda Agha Soltan in Tehran on June 20, I wanted to follow up with this moving and powerful story from Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty … an interview with Neda’s mother:
July 30 marks 40 days since the death of 27-year-old Neda Agha Soltan, who has become a symbol of Iran’s brutally suppressed “Green movement” protesting the results of last month’s presidential election.
Washington Post Apologizes for Exclusive Access
I held off at first writing something about this story when it first broke last week, primarily to see how it would unfold. There was something about the story that seemed to ring so true about the Post today even though what the paper did was so bone-headed.
What They Mean When They Say …
Do you ever wonder about all the jargon and cliches you hear on TV news, especially the 24-hour cable news channels? They all say the same thing. So, here’s a crib sheet to what they really mean.
Don’t Make Up Stuff
When coaching people to be interviewed, especially live on television, I always counsel them to listen closely to questions they are asked and to answer those questions. I also advise not to make up stuff if you don’t know. Unfortunately, for many people, that’s not always how they behave before the cameras.
Witnessing the Media’s Seismic Change
Just to get an idea of how important Twitter has become as a news source during the current election crisis in Iran, the United States State Department today asked executives of Twitter to postpone maintenance that was scheduled today for the site.
Twitter: News Media of Choice
If you watched most cable TV news channels (and completely dismiss local news) the last couple of days, you would see only shallow coverage or mention of the explosive situation in Iran following the questionable “re-election” of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Die Press Release!!!
A friend was telling me today about a conference she has just attended that brought together a large group of public relations people with a smaller group of working journalists. The discussion had centered, as it often does at such sessions, on what journalists really need in today’s demanding media world, and the merits of [...]
