Archive for April, 2007
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The fine folks over at the Marketing Profs Daily blog have an informative post today listing six telltale signs a company’s press release is full of BS (or, as Opie & Anthony would phrase it, “Bravo Sierra.” Look it up in the Brady Bunch encyclopedia if you need to). The... Continue Reading
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I love photography. I’ve had a couple of images published (many, many years ago). I’ve had some that were good enough to frame and display on the walls of my home. And, despite being an eternal optimist, I know I will never be able to be the photographer James Nachtwey... Continue Reading
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Yesterday I posted about the decline of American broadcast journalism, singling out Katie Couric’s journalistic skill in reading words on a screen. Today, Jeff Jarvis over at BuzzMachine has an interesting post highlighting comments from the director general of the BBC on the death of the news presenter (i.e., celebrities... Continue Reading
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Bruce Springsteen sings a haunting song about the demise of once-great Asbury Park called “My City of Ruins.” He might as well have been writing about the city across the Delaware River: Philadelphia. This weekend, 11 more people were murdered on the streets of Philadelphia, bringing the total number of... Continue Reading
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I am a news junkie. It’s a mandatory trait for anyone in my profession. That said, I have stopped watching the 5pm, 10pm and 11pm “news.” With all respects to Murrow and his generation, broadcast news should have its journalistic credentials yanked. It no longer meets the criteria of serious... Continue Reading
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BuzzMachine’s Jeff Jarvis is, by most accounts, not one of Dell’s biggest supporters. You could probably even make a rightful claim that he’s been the single-most hit on their reputation over the past year (actually, they’ve delivered the single-most hits to their reputation, but Jeff’s been the leading voice on... Continue Reading
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