Robert Gibbs Issues Apology to Former USDA employee Shirley Sherrod
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Sherrod Firing Highlights Issues in Social Media Reporting
July 26, 2010
Rebecca Devine
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You Can’t Refudiate It
July 21, 2010
Jessica SharpThis whole Sarah-Palin-making-up-a-word-and-then-defending-it news of late got me thinking about the time Dan Quale thought there was an “e” on the end of potato, which then got me wondering about other ridiculous spoken gaffes our elected politicians make. For entertainment purposes only, here are just a few of the zillions I found: Barack Obama – [...]
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Blunt Stunts: A Look into Public Relations Stunts
July 13, 2010
Sarah CaseyLike the media, public and many other PR/marketing professionals, I am peculiarly captivated and charmed by clever publicity stunts. Publicity stunts dare to be outlandishly imaginative, unexpected and sensational to create a buzz among the masses. The products, companies or people they promote take a seemingly incalculable risk to reap a reward.
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There’s no Hiding Online (no matter what they tell you)
July 6, 2010
Jessica SharpI’ve been meaning to write this blog entry for a while, so pardon references to incidents that are now a few weeks old. However, it’s a relevant topic that will remain so as social media sophistication marches on: Privacy online. In the June 7th issue of Newsweek, Daniel Lyons writes a column titled “Facebook’s False [...]
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