There’s an assumption with social media that new technologies inherently open up organizations to increasingly public discussion. This is true to some degree. While social media allow for increased public discussion, this does not always translate to increased organizational openness. Social media have in fact been ample ground for more spam, something predicted years ago [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this year, my friend and colleague Christel Hall hooked me up with Eric Schwartzman for an “On the Record” podcast. A few notes: Information presented in this interview was gleaned from a number of sources. The first was a story by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, which had compiled records on the top water users [...]
February 1, 2011