Monthly Archives: November 2011

Fact Check–an idea whose time has come

Let me put it right out there–I think a “Fact Check” section should be on just about every major organization’s news website. And a prominent feature of almost any crisis or incident specific website. Why? 1) The media often get … Continue reading

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Does public relations need a new definition?

Apparently the Public Relations Society of America thinks so. In keeping with the spirit of the times they are crowd-sourcing the development of a new definition. You can participate here. I think this is in reality an effort on the … Continue reading

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The return of the news cycle? Tablet computer use shows return to familiar patterns

It’s one of the markers for the massive change in news. There used to be a news cycle. Communicators would time the release of major announcements to either maximize or avoid the normal patterns established by major outlets–such as a … Continue reading

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How newspapers use Twitter–and why you should to

We now know that news organizations of all types rely on Twitter as a source for news. They use it to listen because it is the quickest way to find out what is happening from the people closest to what … Continue reading

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Penn State and Herman Cain–why hope is hopeless

I follow the news like others, looking for crises to comment on. I haven’t blogged about Penn State’s problems, just because, well, everyone else was and the lessons seem so obvious. But, perhaps an even more obvious lesson is that … Continue reading

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Huffington Post publishes an article I really like!

Yes, I must admit that I probably don’t fit the profile of the typical HuffPost reader. Part of that online filter bubble thing I just blogged about. But today they published an article I really, really like–and it even has … Continue reading

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Eli Pariser warns of online filter bubbles

Hyper-partisanship is one of the hallmarks of our Internet-driven public discourse. Citizens and parties seem increasingly polarized with those most interested and active in political discussion and involvement seeming to move ever closer to the outer fringes. Certainly shrill political … Continue reading

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