Category Archives: Journalism

Why celebrities on Twitter need journalists and PR folks

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I’m pretty sure I was not the only puppy watching Kutcher’s video where he broke 1 million followers on Twitter, scratching my head at the $100,000 check he was holding up as a donation to the Malaria No More organization. … Continue reading

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We know were are being lied to, but we don’t know where. Stewart is just showing us

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I read this AdWeek this morning and the “legit news” people seemed a bit confused as to why Americans would rely on the The Daily Show with Job Stewart or The Colbert Report. It really just comes down to this: … Continue reading

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Clearing the clippings

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It has happened again, more news story clippings are piling up on my desk faster than I can comment on them. So, here is the quick dump of stuff so my brain can breathe again. Everyone deserves a second chance … Continue reading

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Why small business hates the media

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Recently, a local small business* abruptly went out of business. They had been a rising star in the Dayton business community for the past ten years. They carved an industry out of revolutionary idea, employed over 30 people a year … Continue reading

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Sometimes a dog is just a dog

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The New York Post issued a statement about the infamous chimp cartoon published Wednesday. (Here if you need to see it.) At the end they stated “Sometimes a cartoon is just a cartoon – even as the opportunists seek to … Continue reading

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We’re all in this financial mess together.. except me, and me, and…

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The Washington Post published an article on President Obama’s desire to pre-empt the network’s prime time with an address about the stimulus package that is being routed through Congress. Broadcasters are bracing themselves for the likelihood of three prime-time interruptions … Continue reading

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Annoying little kids at the New York Times

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Today, the New York Times is “the annoying kid at the magic show shouting, ‘I know how you did that trick!’” Why did you have to spoil the illusion? Did we really need to know this? Why couldn’t you just … Continue reading

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