The New York Times today ended it’s paid news retrieval system. I have to say this is one giant step in the right direction. In PR we are always looking for ways to show clients the coverage we garner for them. With tools like del.icio.us and digg, social media sites, it has become easier to [...]

Okay, I think it is good to talk about this — blogging. With recent accusations that the move to user-generated content on the Web is resulting in a less fulfilling experience, I think it only appropriate to give some pointers to the blogosphere and those looking to get into it. Blogging can fill a real [...]

Okay, so here’s a little lesson in Public Relations. As a PR professional here in Utah, we have lots of opportunities to work with companies and help them with media relations. My boss, David Politis, is an expert spokesman and works well with the media, he just gets it — granted, he’s had plenty of [...]

ESPN recently ran a column by Gene Wojciechowski and the steroid scandal that is still brewing in MLB (read the article here).
Are you kidding me, Wojciechowski makes it seem like Kirk Radomski is doing something wrong by being willing to testify about the HGH/Steroids issues and what he knows about them. Although an opinion piece, [...]

Okay, I’ve been listening to this Al Sharpton vs. Mitt Romney issue all day long and I haven’t been sure how to react. As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have to say that I don’t think it is called for, what it seems Mr. Sharpton said on a [...]

I recently saw the movie “Good Night, and Good Luck,” what a wonderful, intelligent movie. I am struck that we need another Edward R. Murrow in the media, granted, with all the citizen media we do have individuals willing to stick their necks out who don’t fear of sponsors or retribution.
We need media who don’t [...]

I read an entertaining article today on The Powers That Be about Katie Couric’s debut, solo news show last night on CBS. I missed it as I was at work until almost 7 p.m. Apparently she needs some help with a sign off–as if she needed any more help branding. Maybe she’s vying for a [...]

I wrote a while ago about new media and the growing pains the media industry has to go through while learning how to use these new media. Well, Wikipedia has experienced some of these growing pains.
Let me say that as a PR person, Wikipedia is an important player in PR 2.0 and social media tactics, not only [...]

The old saying, “A picture is worth 1000 words” is evidently more than a saying. According to Bennett & Company’s 16th Annual Media Survey, 90 percent of journalists are saying that graphics are a good way to get coverage.
Read the survey results here
My Two Cents: It’s always nice to know how to get more media [...]

When I was in school we learned that the news media didn’t tell us what to think, rather, they told us what to think about.
Here is a site that is making some serious claims against some top-tier national and international news services.
Click here to see the brief video clip.
What do you think? Are we being [...]