Attorney Robert Wone was murdered on August 2, 2006. The circumstances surrounding his death are both gruesome and mysterious. Three individuals were recently acquitted of charges associated with the murder: conspiracy, obstruction of justice and crime scene tampering. After Robert’s murder, four media professionals in the Washington, D.C. area created a site devoted to the [...]
The Public Relations Society of America announced last week that it is increasing enforcement of its media policy for its annual conference. The new level of enforcement potentially affects trade publications wishing to attend the conference with press credentials. In the past, trade publications were granted press access to attend the conference. This year, however, publications [...]
In this first podcast at The Good, The Bad, The Spin, we interview Michael Fumento, author, writer and attorney, and discuss the facts behind the Toyota sudden acceleration scares, media-enabled hysteria, the origins of “America’s Most Wanted,” media coverage of crises and crisis management in an age of media misinformation. [display_podcast]
Allow me to indulge in a fanciful scenario. You are a maker of product X. Out of the blue, it comes to your attention that your product is being accused of causing the deaths of those using the product. You look into it, but you can’t confirm that is actually the case. Reports of deaths [...]
Pro-blogger wannabes have a reason to celebrate. While there’s been longstanding doubt over the practicality of becoming a professional blogger, news announced last week just may put a kink into the view espoused by critics that site monetization is more hype than a reliable income stream. No longer will naysayers have much evidence for the [...]
September 3, 2010
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