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 [...]
May 9, 2009
Why Reno’s Free Speech Champions Don’t Have Your Back Read Part I here. What happens when a victim/villain case isn’t black and white? What happens when the purported ‘victim’ is in fact the villain cloaked in victim’s clothing? These are questions Reno blogger Ryan Jerz* has had to consider. When the aggressor isn’t the [...]
May 8, 2009
Why Reno’s Free Speech Champions Don’t Have Your Back If Kitty Genovese’s name rings a bell, that bell should have a somber tone. Here’s why: it is commonly told that in 1964 Genovese was sexually assaulted and murdered in front of a number of bystanders, all of whom did nothing to stop [...]
May 5, 2009
It is astounding to stop and reflect on the amount of misinformation around us. It goes beyond our ingrained tendencies toward misperception, misunderstanding and the difficulty in shifting our beliefs when confronted with contrary evidence. Each of these traits is natural and we are subject to these tendencies even when aware of them. So we [...]
June 15, 2008
I have more than once pointed out the irony of news media outlets having to cope with public relations crises. From having to play defense when the accuracy of news stories is challenged, to having to admit reporters fabricated news, the news media needs public relations counsel now more than ever. As fiscal pressures enhance [...]
May 16, 2009