Lies, Damn Lies and Twitter
When used properly, statistics can be very informative. However, some statistics are meaningless, and some are dishonest. Interpreting statistics requires some technical knowledge, and most people do not have the…
Debut of two-part CBC Radio show–News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media (updated)
I'm briefly interrupting the wonderful debate on CPRS's new definition of public relations to let you know that a new, two-part CBC Radio show, produced by Ira Basen (of Spin…
How the auto club can protect you on social media
If you can tell a phenomenon has gone mainstream by the fact that everyone wants to be involved, then social media has arrived. When glancing at the content of the…
A peep through the Vatican’s public relations efforts. A major speech by Father Lombardi on social media
The relationship between the Vatican and Public Relations is, at the very least, as old as the Propaganda Fide (1622)… More recently…the first Masters program in Public Relations ever held…
A RESET of our profession? Takeaways from Global PR directors of General Electric, Pfizer, Mastercard, Kodak, Bausch and Lomb, Swiss RE, Viacom
The day after Pfizer announced it would ensure free medicines to laid-off and non insured workers for one year, Ray Kerins, head of global pr for the big pharma company…
Sixteen Edelbytes from Richard
His early goal was to make Edelman’s New York office profitable and even larger than its Chicago headquarters. Over the years he determined to carve out a distinct, professional identity,…
‘Enough is Enough’ – an economic model for Net-Work and Net-Worth?
With its roots in 1546, the wisdom underlying the John Heywood proverb ‘enough is enough‘ has been recognised by many. But when is enough truly enough? The churning over the…
Is separating social and mainstream media in education a good idea? Let’s discuss..
Social media are increasingly considered by the public relations community (scholars, educators, professionals) as a ‘separate thing’, different from mainstream. Is this really so? And, even if it is… do…
The Crisis. What else? Jean Pierre Beaudoin: social networks rather than storing oil and sugar.
Is public opinion, like the mythic Penelope, undoing in the night of the crisis what it reluctantly had accepted to weave in the light of growth? Has public opinion thus…
Opinion Fatigue or Productive Serendipity? Where do you sit in the Babel Web?
If, like me, your head is spinning with the constant conversation, your ears vibrating with the latest buzz and your hands weary from punching keys on the latest digital toys,…