A recent tweet from Jay Rosen reminded me of another social media paradox.Rosen’s tweet leads to a Yahoo! Finance job description that requires an interesting set of skills.“We’re looking for a natural leader who isn’t afraid to get his or her hands dirty. He or she must see the big picture but also be detail-oriented.”It sounds […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by admin
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This story is among several criticizing the Obama administration and its governing abilities. It spotlights again that there is a profound difference between the communications of campaigning and the powers of governing. Obama is a good speaker — clear, precise and unfortunately, too eager to shift blame to the previous administration. He has appeared to be […]
Posted on June 4th, 2010 by admin
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The Washington Post has put Newsweek magazine up for sale. It is difficult to believe that anyone will want to buy it. Newsweek is one more example of a traditional medium that has outlived its mission. It was always no. 2 to Time Magazine, which has been scrambling to reinvent itself as well. It is […]
Posted on May 6th, 2010 by admin
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This story points to another crisis concern for prominent organizations and individuals. A tendency for news organizations to run with unconfirmed online rumors and to treat those rumors as real news. There is little one can do to combat such misbehavior on the part of news organizations other than to catch errors immediately and correct […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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PR practitioners have enough to worry about in crises, but here is another headache — people taking video of a dying workers and posting it on YouTube. It is an invasion of privacy that is becoming more common, now that camera phones are ubiquitous. It is likely that the individuals who take the shots aren’t […]
Posted on March 22nd, 2010 by admin
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