During the horrific week of the Boston Marathon bombings – where the news seem to fly faster than even Twitter – one thing stuck out like a sore thumb: The mainstream media remains the best place to get accurate news. Despite all the cuts, all the closings and the sorry economic state of the mainstream […]
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Journalism’s Addiction: In Love with Journalists
February 21, 2013 
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The practice of journalists interviewing journalists has become a pet peeve of mine. So I was irked recently when listening to NPR’s Morning Edition and the host introduced a story about the Egypt reaching the one-year anniversary of Hosni Mubarak being ousted as president. In order to recap the last year and the turmoil Egypt […]
Read moreHurricane Social
October 30, 2012 0 Comments
On occasion, I still get an executive who “doesn’t get” social media. There’s the customary eye roll and the insistence that social media is for “teenagers.” This is usually when they tell me their high school age son or daughter knows more about Facebook than any high-priced, smarty pants consultant. (I think that’s a […]
Read more3 Scary Facts about the Internet
May 29, 2012 3 Comments
Ah, the good ole friendly Internet. Hanging with your pals on Facebook. Tweeting funny quips with co-workers. Shopping for books on Amazon. Reading blogs. And, of course, stumbling upon child pornography, criminals stealing your credit card information, and viruses infecting your laptop, malware infiltrating your personal information and spam bursting your email inbox. Ah, […]
Read moreThe End of Channel Media
February 6, 2012 0 Comments
CNN used to be a cable news network. The New York Times used to be a newspaper. The Huffington Post used to be a blog. But that’s not the case anymore. CNN, New York Times and the Huffington Post (like almost every other major news organization) are no longer defined by their channels. This is […]
Read more We are Living in the Age of Hyper Speed
July 6, 2011 0 Comments
Good luck keeping up. News, events and crises move like a flash of lightning. As a communicator or a marketer, you can find yourself neck-deep in trouble because you decided to walk to the sub shop next door to pick-up your lunch. Today’s case in point: Entenmann’s. The pastry maker published a tweet yesterday to […]
Read more Blogging is Now Part of Journalism
February 7, 2011 2 Comments
The news this morning that the Huffington Post has been sold to AOL for $315 million begs the question: Is there any difference between a news blog and an online news publication? I’d argue that few people can tell the difference anymore. In fact, the term “blog” may have run its course (with the exception […]
Read more Traditional Media Becoming Obsolete, Not the Media Itself
December 20, 2010 2 Comments
Here are the facts: Newspapers circulation numbers are falling like a rock. The New York Times daily circulation in 1990 was 1.1 million and is now less than 900,000. The Los Angeles Times circulation dropped from 1.25 million in 1990 to less than 600,000 The big three TV networks accounted for more than 45% of […]
Read moreOld Media Isn’t So Old Anymore
August 16, 2010 1 Comment
Is old media making a comeback? In fact, is it fair to even refer to traditional media outlets like newspapers and magazines as “old” anymore. They have infused their online properties with interactive and multimedia elements and syndicate their content on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. For example, the New York Times and […]
Read moreTweet Ends 20-year CNN Career
July 8, 2010 5 Comments
Octavia Nasr is now the former Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs for CNN. The 20-year veteran of CNN lost her job after controversy erupted over the following tweet: “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah…One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect alot.” As you may or may not know Hezbollah is considered […]
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