As with every other White House – and most public officials, for the matter – the Obama White House has a problem with the media. Or, to be more specific, certain segments of the media – especially Fox News – that are sharply critical of the White House.
And as with every other, those in charge [...]
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Fox News?
The Demise of Newspapers: Framing the Problem
Spurred by alarming erosion of the newspaper industry, the New America Foundation recently hosted a panel session with various, political, media, and journalism figures, featuring among others, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Atlantic Editor James Bennet, Washington Monthly Editor in Chief Paul Glastris, Harvard Kennedy School’s Alex Jones, philanthropist and Washington Monthly investor Jeffrey Leonard, and [...]
“Last Pitch” – A Surreal Sign of the Times
Earlier this week, one of my teams experienced an interesting, somewhat eerie event. We were the last PR team to pitch and secure a story from a reporter at a major daily, before he was laid off. It was a sign of the times, which while I guess we should have expected at some point, [...]
Why Dismissing Twitter is Short-Sighted
New developments in media and technology are often ignored and dismissed as passing fads, only to change the paradigm of how people work, live, and communicate. Time has shown that media and technology are inherently tied to progress. Time has also shown that those who ignore the evolution of communication mediums are destined to play catch [...]
The Herald is Dead, Long Live the Times!
Days after it announced across the board 5% pay cuts for its staff, and 100 redundancies on the business side, the New York Times unveiled a Global Edition – a re-branded, or rather, de-branded International Herald Tribune, in an attempt to further integrate the two papers. But “unveiled” is a strong word – if you’re [...]
The Obameter
The Obama campaign promise tracker on Politifact.com is prefaced with a quote from the President saying “ I want you to hold our government accountable. I want you to hold me accountable” – To which Politifact says “Okay, we will.”
State of the Print Media
This is my first post in over a year, so I thought I’d start out slow by just sharing an interesting article. Yesterday’s Washington Post included an essay by David Simon on the declining state of the print media. It’s a topic that has been widely covered, but Simon argues that there were [...]
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