There’s an inherent danger in promoting research studies that are not yet peer reviewed. Foremost is that many people, reporters in particular, probably do not fully understand what peer-review technically means. This being the case, Ohio State University recently had to go on the offensive against an avalanche of misinformation reported about a study the [...]
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, [...]
May 24, 2009
Public relations’ Code of Ethics serves as a viable reminder for being honest not just in your professional life, but for life in general. Honesty, the free flow of information and accuracy serve as valuable credos for personal and businesses relationships. Nothing exemplifies this more than the ongoing hubbub about appropriating content from other sources. [...]
May 22, 2009
Why CEO Salaries are so High Read Part I and Part II. Important facts about CEO salaries tend to be ignored by the news media. The back-story, the realities of CEO compensation, are far more complex than what can fit into a 30-second series of sound-bites on the evening news, and the complexities are often [...]
May 16, 2009
Here are some updates and final thoughts about some items from the recent past. Blogger harassment series update There was much discussion on the last series of posts about fired soccer coach Terri Patraw and her harassment of Reno blogger Ryan Jerz. First there were a number of comments in response to the final [...]
June 10, 2009