Category: Personal notes
Army Reserve Band Commander at Fort Knox Dictates Army Policy
If you have taken an airline flight recently, chances are you will hear an announcement from the gate agent to invite military personnel in uniform to board early. It’s a nice gesture. Unfortunately, there’s always some character out to take advantage of the system
Restrictions on photography in public in name of fighting terrorism
Mount your digital camera on a tripod, start taking photos of the U.S. Capitol building, the White House or even Union Station, the train station, and there is a good chance police will show up, asking questions. Friends in the news media have been sharing countless stories of being stopped, blocked, questioned and detained by police.
Jay Hunter Morris: Watching a Star Rise Through Talent, Hard Work and Being Real
Jay Hunter Morris knows that talent alone does not necessarily lead to success. And, it certainly will not land you in a starring role at New York’s Metropolitan Opera. That takes a lot more work. Now, he is starring in one of opera’s most demanding roles before a global audience.
The Enduring Demand for Great Video, Even from a Remote Island
Let me digress a little from the normal communications-oriented theme of my site to share a story about an old friend who has found his life’s passion as one of the world’s most unique photojournalists. If you are ever visiting Hawaii’s Big Island when one of its volcanos is erupting, there’s a chance you may see Mick Kalber in action
The Man Who Shaped the Way We See Things Today
Imagine my surprise when a noted newspaper photographer said flatly that how we communicate today – everything from politics to PR, advertising to the Internet – was influenced by and is the genius of one man, Michael Deaver. I absolutely agree.
TV News Cutbacks Limit Coverage of News
Despite an explosion in popularity and use of video by people, like you and me, TV news is actually in cutback mode. Case in point – the August 2011 East Coast earthquake.
Penn State Lessons: Zero Tolerance, Open Communications
Students at Penn State demonstrated last night in support of keeping coach Joe Paterno in his job. Beyond the fact that those students are nuts and apparently lack any ethical boundaries, they have no business being in college.
News Media is More Naive, Inexperienced Than Liberal
Seeing the front page of the Glens Falls, NY, Post Star yesterday was a first for me, a shocker. Here was a newspaper that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009 publishing a partisan political opinion piece in the #1 priority news slot, the right column, on the front page above the fold.
NPR has done it again … self-inflicted controversy
Acting in what has become the insecure, confused and fearful signature manner of NPR management, they have cancelled a member station produced program “World of Opera” because the show host – Lisa Simeone – helped organize an ongoing protest in Washington.
Steve Jobs … One of Us But Different
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.” ~ Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011
