Why the “watch what you say online” crowd is a festering anachronism I don’t know Sarah Soczka, but if I ever meet her, I’m going to buy her a beer. Sarah is the unwitting victim of the “watch what you say online” crowd, specifically one Jeff Bentoff, APR, of Bentoff, LLC from Wisconsin. Bentoff writes in [...]
June 8, 2009
As the New York Times navigates rough terrain with its employees – which include reporters for both the Times and the Boston Globe – a nice nugget appeared today on NPR’s Marketplace. Reporters, it seems, have become the story as they vote on negotiated pay cuts. The story itself is worth a listen. The reporter, Tess Vigeland, [...]
March 6, 2009
A Summary of the Undercover Food Lion Story The University of Nevada’s “J-week,” a series of cutting-edge journalism events running this week, is just about over. I was fortunate enough to be able to attend two lectures yesterday. Lynne Dale, former reporter and producer from ABC’s Primetime Live, gave a tell-all account of going undercover at Food [...]
February 21, 2009
RENO BLOGGERS L-R: Ryan “Mr. Jerz” Jerz, (not visible) Ron “Local So & So,” Mike “Mike My Words” McDowell, Mike “I Am Indisposed” Henderson, Jim Scripps, Danielle Marie Henderson, me and Andrew (?). Photo by Mike “Reno Third Eye” Jamieson. [NOTE: This week’s soundtrack is CIVIL WAR by Dillinger 4.] Man am I feeling like I have been [...]
December 28, 2008
Ten Reasons Why PR is Better Suited for Business Schools I used to have a negative reaction when I heard or read about news journalists harping on why journalism schools should get rid of public relations emphases. I couldn’t quite figure out why until recently. At first, I vehemently disagreed with the notion, usually adopting [...]
July 24, 2009
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