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Gallup poll reveals that public questions PR industry credibility: are PR practitioners to blame?

Posted on 2010.11.09 by winterSmith 11 comments

A Gallup poll released in August indicated that the advertising and PR industries aren’t viewed very favorably by the American public. One-third of respondents voiced a positive view of the advertising/pr industry (6 percent “very,” 27 percent “somewhat”). Twenty-seven percent were “neutral.” Twenty-five percent expressed a “somewhat negative view,” while 11 percent were “very negative.” (The rest didn’t venture an

The letter that Steve Jobs ought to write to Apple customers

Posted on 2010.07.16 by winterSmith 2 comments

Tricky Dick. Slick Willie. Toyota. Now … Apple? What the heck is so hard about the truth, especially when it’s clear that we live in a world where it gets harder and harder to lie and get away with it by the day. I may have mentioned my friend John Cavanaugh’s biz site, The Tap Tap Tap. John is too

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Of tigers and dogs and the howling jackals of the press: what the Woods trainwreck can teach us about public relations

Posted on 2010.03.18 by winterSmith 2 comments

In case you missed it, Eldrick Tont Woods, the world’s greatest golfer, has been up against some pressing PR issues of late. Pretty much nobody is arguing that he’s handled it well. Begin with the official record. While it’s not yet 100% clear what touched off the fateful events of November 27, 2009, everybody is denying that Elin was trying

Politico misquote of Perriello: sorry, but an apology just isn’t enough

Posted on 2009.10.09 by winterSmith One comment

On September 22, Politico ran an article by Glenn Thrush that egregiously misrepresented the words of Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA). The subject was town hall meetings and racist comments that he had witnessed. In due course Thrush’s “error” was “pointed out” and Perriello’s actual words were substituted. (The original post, corrected, appears here.) Thrush then issued an explanation and apology.

Michael Vick and the problem with forgiveness

Posted on 2009.08.17 by winterSmith 45 comments

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has conditionally reinstated former Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, who was convicted of running a dogfighting ring in 2007. Vick served 23 months in federal prison, followed by two months of house arrest. Last Thursday the Philadelphia Eagles answered the question as to which team would sign a convicted dog-killer (there were 32 possible answers to the

Why American media has such a signal-to-noise problem, part 1

Posted on 2009.08.03 by winterSmith 19 comments

Part one of a two-part series. From Cronkite to Couric: the Kingdom of Signal is swallowed by the Empire of Noise The recent death of Walter Cronkite spurred the predictable outpouring of tributes, each reverencing in its own way a man who was the face and voice of journalism in America for a generation or more. The irony of all

Joe Nacchio heading to jail; Justice weeps anyway

Posted on 2009.02.27 by winterSmith 43 comments

Don’t call it schadenfreude. That’s the term for taking pleasure in the misfortune of others, and I’m not guilty of that. What I feel today, as I review the news that former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio’s conviction has been upheld, isn’t about pleasure in his mighty fall from power. In fact, it’s not “pleasure” at all. Instead, tell me what

Where great PR and bad journalism collide: the Denver Post strikes again

Posted on 2008.12.29 by winterSmith 7 comments

Once upon a time the Denver Post was a pretty good newspaper. These days? Well, it’s pretty much like every other newspaper. And that isn’t a compliment. On Sunday last (the 21st) we were presented with a front-page, above-the-fold case study in what happens when budget cuts drive too many professionals out of the newsroom and talent that might once