And, what Judas Priest and Sharron Angle have in common Sooner or later a case like this will win. It’s just a matter of time. It’s always tough when you do a new thing, but this case will not be new five years from now. Everyone will know then that music like Judas Priest’s causes [...]
January 6, 2011
It’s 8 a.m. Monday. I get a Facebook message from a friend: “Bob, I heard the Shoe Tree was felled and didn’t want to react until I could confirm. I checked This Is Reno and RGJ.com over the weekend and didn’t see a report. Do you know if this is urban legend?” I couldn’t remember [...]
December 27, 2010
Year four of the The Good, The Bad, The Spin is now a wrap. It’s been an ample year for taking on both top PR issues and many topics ill-addressed by mainstream media, and others. As always, this blog is committed to shooting through hype and moral plays in both the PR and news journalism [...]
November 19, 2010
My presentation for the Orange County Public Relations Society of America chapter from yesterday. Comments and questions are welcome below. Crisis Communications: Myths, Exceptions, Realities View more presentations from Conrad Communications.
October 22, 2010
NPR was well within its rights to fire political analyst Juan Williams for his comments about Muslims. Doing so, contrary to criticism, was not censorship, nor was it an overt, reactionary PC stance. (Williams’ comments about political correctness were spot-on.) What it was, was an enforced policy by NPR to adhere to a journalistic standard. [...]
January 15, 2011