Here are my notes from my first impression of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s second son, Saif al-Islam. At the time, July of 2007, Saif al-Islam was Gaddafi’s favorite and his likely successor. I wrote: “A rather dim-witted, disinterested brat. A bit distracted, but very stylish.” But I added later: “That first impression was dead wrong. The [...]
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Tag Archives: Media Relations
Has Blogging Entered its Twilight?
February 22, 2011
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The answer is no, absolutely not. But I’ll get back to that in a moment. The blogging is dead meme has been around for a few years (I first read about blogging’s demise at ReadWriteWeb in 2007). So it isn’t a surprise that the New York Times recently tackled the issue and declared: “Blogs were [...]
Read more Traditional Media Becoming Obsolete, Not the Media Itself
December 20, 2010
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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 more Journalists Should Stop Interviewing Journalists
November 16, 2010
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Journalists interviewing each other as part of news coverage and analysis has become an epidemic. It is particularly egregious on TV and on the radio, but print and online publications share the blame as well. It is a terrible practice and undermines journalism. Contrary to what many journalists believe, they are not the experts in [...]
Read moreNewspapers Spin the Bad Circulation News
October 27, 2010
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How bad is business in the newspaper business? The Audit Bureau of Circulation released a report this week that newspaper circulation had dropped 5 percent in the last six months. However, the bureau noted that the bleeding was less severe than in the previous six months. This was greeted by the nation’s daily newspapers as [...]
Read moreIt Must be True. I Read it on the Internet!
September 1, 2010
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Here are a few things that I’ve learned on the Internet: President Obama was born in Kenya and is not an American citizen The Holocaust never happened. The Democrats tried to create “death panels” for the elderly in their health care overhaul bill The September 11 terrorist attacks were plotted and by the Bush administration [...]
Read moreUsing Social Media for Media Relations
July 19, 2010
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The conversations on social media usually focus on direct-to-consumer marketing or on one-on-one customer service. One area often neglected is how to use social media to influence the mainstream press. Remember the mainstream press? You know – ABC News, CNN, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and the thousands of newspapers, trade and [...]
Read moreTweet Ends 20-year CNN Career
July 8, 2010
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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 [...]
Read moreNewspaper Revenues Continue to Plummet
June 2, 2010
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What do newspapers have in common with dinosaurs? They once both ruled the world, but eventually went extinct. Yes, newspapers are still with us. But for how long? The Associated Press recently reported on the first quarter 2010 revenues for the industry. It was ugly: Ad revenue dropped 10 percent to $6 billion This was [...]
Read moreIs Bloomberg the Future of Journalism?
April 28, 2010
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The New York Times recently reported on the uncomfortable fit between Bloomberg News and its new print magazine purchase: BusinessWeek. You may recall that Bloomberg bought BusinessWeek back in October for the price of a New York City condo ($5 million). The Times calls it an “uneasy” marriage. But I sense they’re just being polite. [...]
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