He had just gotten off of a plane after a 14-hour ride and was hauled away in handcuffs. “The worst part was having to walk past my fiancé in handcuffs. She had no idea what was happening and neither did I! When I was finally told that I was arrested on charges of rape, I about passed [...]
February 28, 2008
Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6. Jim Lukaszewski: When I give this lecture, all the questions are media-related questions and I keep saying, “Hey, trying to get the message out is way beyond what the media does,” and in fact, is one of the difficulties for the communicator. [...]
February 13, 2008
By Steve Salerno It is the measure of the media’s obsession with its “pedophiles run amok!” story line that so many of us are on a first-name basis with the victims: Polly, Amber, JonBenet, Danielle, Elizabeth, Samantha. And now there is Madeleine. Clearly these crimes were and are horrific, and nothing here is intended to [...]
October 23, 2007
It’s not just that journalism is sinking down the toilet in terms of consumer interest and profit, it’s more that journalism has not kept up with consumer preferences in light of the increased democratization of information. This was hinted upon in a previous post, but NPR discussed today how parody journalism has become increasingly profitible [...]
May 28, 2008
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