Ishmael's Corner

APRIL 28, 2015

Since Craigslist eviscerated the classified ads business in newspapers, journalists have been writing the “poor me” story. You can see this mentality implied in the introduction to the 2013 State of the Media from Pew reflecting on the previous year. “In The best non-fiction storytelling on the planet comes from journalists.

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PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

(Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor. One could hypothesize questions 1 and 2 were debated at both the TV network and the newspaper.). Transparency helps—but it’s not enough.

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Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40

PR Conversations

JANUARY 20, 2015

(Not long after contacting the journalist, his network, the agency and some of its clients, Canada’s largest-circulation newspaper reported that the network had suspended the TV anchor. One could hypothesize questions 1 and 2 were debated at both the TV network and the newspaper.). Transparency helps—but it’s not enough.

Journalism 40

Journalism Reputation Ethics Corporate 40