You just can’t buy publicity like this… but you can try.
Can you wield the threat of withdrawn advertising to manipulate press coverage? That’s pretty clearly the goal of Morgan Stanley’s jaw-droppingly ill-advised new policy: In the latest sign of advertisers’ heightened sensitivity to editorial coverage,...Wot, no Vancouver?
Via apophenia, the folks at Buzztracker are using Google News to track which parts of the world are making headlines in the English-speaking news media, and how those locations are linked: (Week o’ parliamentary drama notwithstanding, I don’t see circles...M*A*S*H the media
When I have a chance to recover, I’ll have something to say about the BC election. Meanwhile, on a not-100-per-cent-unrelated note, Larry Gelbart suggests taking a day off from our diet of corporate media: Perhaps the time has come to show our displeasure with...Terminal endorsements
I don’t agree with all their picks (big surprise), but in the dry and sterile world of endorsement-writing, Terminal City’s stand out like a shining beacon of lively, provocative and fun. Provided your sensibilities aren’t offended by their rating...They’re just trying to help ensure you get to write a sequel
Strange thing: The Tyee published a book critical of the provincial Liberals six weeks ago, and can’t seem to get it reviewed: Highly decorated journalists contributed brand new reports to Liberalized: The Tyee Report on BC under Gordon Campbell’s...
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Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
