Category: Personal notes
PR Agencies, The “B-S” Factor and Lagging Farther Behind
Most agencies today have so-called digital teams. They’ll claim to be at the “forefront” of anything online. Pull back the veil, however, and you will find few with deep experience or practical accomplishments, even now.
HD Net Cuts Budget on News
The outstanding TV news program, “World Report,” on Mark Cuban’s HD Net cable channel is undergoing a major cutback, in staff and funding. Chances are you’ve never heard of “World Report” because it has never really been promoted. But, it has been a first-class professional television news magazine.
The Power of Clever Art in the Media
Reading an article recently in The Atlantic – “Learning to Love the (Shallow, Divisive, Unreliable) New Media – by journalist James Fallows, I was struck by a superb illustration used to drive home the point of the story. It was done by artist Jesse Lenz.
Witnessing the Spreading Uprising of Ordinary People
Watching people risk their lives to rise up for greater personal freedoms and against totalitarian regimes, one has to wonder … could it happen here, in America?
Celebrity Has Killed Television News
In the excellent PBS series about America presidents, I was struck by how ABC’s Sam Donaldson and other journalists shouted pointed questions at then-President Ronald Reagan in the late ’80s. No one shouts at any president like that today.
When a Company Creates Its Own PR Problems
While waiting on repairs to my car, I decided to make the most of the time and practice using a new HD video camera used in my work. I never dreamed I’d be accosted for shooting some video from a public sidewalk … or that the police would be called!
Top 10 Best Resources for Online News Communications
For many years, I have been using the influence of authentic and relevant news, delivered online, to enhance brand and image reputation for clients. I’ve put together resources and tools that deliver exceptional quality, are highly portable and easy to use. Here’s my 2011 Top 10 list.
Something’s Broken Between TSA and the Flying Public
In the U.S. — a country which does not embrace profiling at airports even though most of the bad guys in recent years have been easy to fit into a profile — we are being subjected to increased and more invasive TSA inspections at airports when we have joint replacements. And, none of it is going down well with Americans.
Four Ways to Save News Publishing
New Orleans journalist and writer Karen Dalton-Beninato has more than 20 years in the news business … and has been both musing and disappointed over the demise of mainstream newspapers. She shares her recent column from Huffington Post.
New Orleans … Best Local Radio in America
I mourn the loss of quality local radio in most cities around the country. The Washington, DC, area – my hometown – has been reduced to trivial, agenda-driven radio. But … radio in New Orleans, on the other hand, is terrific and best in the land.
