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How Can We Spell With Pen And Pencil Today When We’re So Dependent On Our Tech Tutor?
We can thank or spank AI for this as many of our computers today automatically correct all the words we would misspell when writing in longhand or on an older laptop. In today’s computer spelling bees, we can snooze, but never lose.
Think For Yourself: The ‘Oldies’ Are Not Always The ‘Goldies’
Regardless of the situation or profession, individuals who wield power, or are in the spotlight, often refuse to admit that it’s time to call it a career.
Paying More At The Grocery Store? Blame It On Beyoncé, Not The Fed Or Maine
History shows that the predictions of the economic seers and the support that candidates receive from show biz folk should not be taken seriously.
Jacksonville and the Reverberations of Political Rhetoric
Racism and the threat of white supremacy remain deeply rooted in the United States, 55-years after Dr. King was assassinated.
Winners and Losers In The GOP Debate
Former U.N. Ambassador Haley showed herself to be strong, intelligent, articulate, and informed, clearly someone to be taken seriously as a potential presidential candidate.
Celebrating the Perfection of Women
August 26th, is Women's Equality Day - and what a great time to recognize and celebrate the perfection of women!
PR Lessons Learned From The Donald Trump Media Coverage That Apply To Non-Political Situations
There’s no need for students of public relations to read the chapter on media relations in expensive text books because every day since former President Donald Trump announced that he was running for president in 2015 his actions have provided a Master’s Class in how not to act when dealing with the media.
How To Not Be Aware and Responsible During a Tragedy As Demonstrated By A New York Times Reporter
A recent incident involving Kellen Browning, a reporter for The New York Times, has brought to light the complexities of maintaining sensitivity in the face of tragedy.
Do We Need Crisis Management To Hear Political Candidates Without Having To Cup Our Ears?
When you’re in PR like me and have been doing crisis management forever, you can’t help thinking how you would handle the ultimate cases you see swirling in the news media and hear in interview after interview on TV today.
New Wrinkle In Sports Controversies, Familiar To PR Practitioners
It’s been widely reported about the differing of opinions regarding allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games, with the IOC in favor and a host of countries threatening to boycott the games if the athletes are permitted to participate.
TV Execs Fear Re-Runs Due to Actor-Writer Strike, But Trump's Re-Runs Proved Popular With Viewers
The continuing unhinged actions of former President Donald Trump is the saga favored by lovers and haters of a criminally-indicted, twice impeached individual who has been successfully sued for sexual assault and running a fake university.
Twitter is Finally Dead
Elon Musk this week ended his destructive charade as the owner and operator of Twitter not by ceding operational control to someone more capable or by admitting his vision for the product is completely unworkable, but instead by just killing it entirely.
Will Killing the Bird Help X or its Users Fly?
If we take Musk and Linda Yaccarino, X’s CEO, at face value, it is the latest in a line of decisions to unburden Twitter from the weight of its past, “move at the speed of light”, and take a new direction.
NBCUniversal's Paris Summer Olympic Press Release Is A Cautionary Example Of Poor Writing
To all the businesses associated with the games, and especially to the network televising the games in the U.S. - NBCUniversal - the Paris Olympics will be the most important happening since humans appeared on our planet.
Is Today's Journalist a Social Advocate or Fact Driven Reporter?
With America still trying to come to terms with racism, discrimination and other societal ills, should today's journalist focus more on advocating for change rather than merely reporting the facts of a given story?
Would You Know A Perfect Pitch If You Saw One Hanging In Your Closet?
You’ve no doubt heard of someone with perfect pitch in music? Well, there’s such a thing in PR too—well, sometimes!
Tom Brady ‘Sacked” for FTX Endorsement is a Lesson for PR Practitioners
Tom Brady's recent endorsement deal with FTX highlights the mixed perception of athlete endorsements among consumers and journalists, with some recognizing the paid spokesperson role while others may take endorsements more seriously.
The Orwellian Impact of Recent Court Rulings on Social Media Outreach, Affirmative Action And LGTBQ+ Rights
The far-reaching injunction against government departments and individuals against engaging with social media companies around disinformation, while providing free rein to individuals (and bots and foreign governments) to spread falsehoods, is in fact a looking-glass-world version of “1984” – completely at odds with George Orwell’s writings.
Trump-Appointed Judge's Ruling Promotes Disinformation by Undermining Social Media Content Moderation
It is telling that, on the nation’s birthday, a Trump-appointed judge handed down a ruling in support of a phenomenon that’s working to undermine democracy.
What Role Should Brands Play in a World of Misinformation?
This question is likely to reach the Supreme Court for a final decision, but what’s the role of brands in this ongoing battle?