All Entries Tagged With: "journalism"
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.
Ethics in Blogging
It’s too bad, I believe, that the phrase, “fair and balanced,” has been turned into a form of bad joke by Fox News. Today’s style of media reporting – whether mainstream or online – is in dire need of being more fair and balanced, especially as online media grows in influence. I was reviewing Dan [...]
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 [...]
What Bloggers Can Learn From Journalists
When I read Anita Bruzzese’s blog posting, What Bloggers Can Learn From Journalists, that appeared today on Chris Brogan’s outstanding and popular blog, I immediately sought her permission to repost her list of ten tips here. I am very happy she said, yes: It takes time to gain trust. If you post something that has [...]
The Incompetent Side of CNN
Trapped in a hospital the last few days, following knee replacement surgery, boredom became so great that I occasionally switched on the TV and surfed channels. While the selection of programming was limited and awful – I’m not interested in monster trucks or dirty jobs – my only interest was to catch up on the [...]
