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 [...]
September 30, 2007
I don’t follow sports, so I apologize for being behind the curve on Mike Grundy, football coach for Oklahoma State, who thew a temper tartrum at a press conference about a column written about one of his players. Here’s the original tirade: Here’s the response by the columnist and her editor:
September 7, 2007
Eric Denzenhall’s the man. In the game of crisis management, a new spectre of reality emerges, one that, we hope, will continue to emerge within the public discourse; that is, that those accused of various misdeeds and wrongdoings might be given the benefit of the doubt. It’s ironic when brought up within the context of [...]
February 28, 2008