Reviewing the CBC
Fine Young Journalist warns that it's very difficult to tell if a journalism is succeeding. So when the government conducts a review of the CBC, the minister involved better figure out what the CBC is supposed to be for, and how you can tell it's achieving its goals.
Journalism is not my profession!
Kari Johnston plans to spend four months on a home made raft on the Yukon River this summer, and pitched the idea to CBC Radio's Outfront.
Larry Summers - Makings Of A Greek Tragedy
Jane Genova further examines why Harvard president Larry Summers isn't able to change his behaviour in order to succeed.
Larry Summers - Another Smartest Kid In The Class In The Soup
Jane Genova on the Harvard president's inability to use intelligence to stay out of trouble, and her own brush with trouble when brains weren't enough.
Greatest Presidential Speeches of all Time
Scott Baradell points out his top two choices for best U.S. presidents' speeches.
Funding journalism
Mark Hamilton on Tyee Corp's innovative approach to encouraging independent journalism, with cash.
Your Call Is Important to Us
Scott Baradell agrees with Seth Godin that accepting "accountability" is becoming more common. Why not just apologize, and mean it? he asks.
Dumb Marketing Decision by NBC; We Suspect Lawyers Were Involved
Scott Baradell on the need to take risks in business, and lawyers' aversion to risk. He cites NBC's legal victory, forcing YouTube to remove a Narnia video from its site, thus reducing the exposure NArnia gets. Dumb move.
Crisis PR: All that glisters is not gold...*
Tom Murphy on the role of blogs and dark sites in crisis communications.
The Art of Creating a Community
Guy Kawasaki provides tips on ceating a community, revised as suggestions come in from his community (readers).
Sucking Up
David Parmet disagrees with Guy Kawasaki's suggestion that sucking up to bloggers gets results. A good pitch should be brief and to the point.
The tipping point
Ike Pigott compares the new public relations environment to a basketball game, and notes that trying to manage your image can be like defending against a full-court press.
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