Here are the most read posts of this site from 2008, which actually saw quite an increase this year, not so much in site visitation, but rather in participation – people commenting on the posts or linking to them and commenting elsewhere. I’ll take that that over the numbers any day.

[Edit 1/1/09: This post as of yesterday far and away tops the charts for 2008: Why Journalism Schools Should Get Rid of PR]

1. Activist Attacks and Celebrity Endorsements
2. Astroturf Activism (republished from The Skeptic)
3. Thinking About Delusional Thinking
4. PR Advice for PRSA
5. Six Tips for PR Pros Dealing With Bloggers
6. A Post-Election Analysis of the Twitter Vote Report
7. Was Vanity Fair Hoaxed in its Marilyn Monroe Cover Story? (republished from The Skeptic)
8. The Associated Press’ Growing Credibility Gap
9. The Tyranny of the Anecdote
10. My Favorite Local Blogs and Why

A hearty thanks to all who read. An even bigger thanks to those who link and comment!

It’s been fun and a challenge to remain creative and to develop hopefully somewhat original thoughts about the state of public relations.

My goal is that I hope this blog is a good outlet for provocative, hopefully less trendy and somewhat more analytical views about PR and journalism than much of what’s out there. Lofty and arrogant, I know, but it’s what I envision nonetheless.

Happy 2009!

-Bob