Should this not be a full-time job within the City of Detroit? Beyond scandals, economics and crime, there is misery. When is the mayor’s office NOT in crisis mode? The thing is, they never ACT like there IS a crisis. Part of crisis management is publicly acknowledging the crisis, even in dismissing its impact or [...]
Archive for February, 2008
While performing the daily scan of updates to my RSS feeds, I came across a great post on Kevin Dugan and Richard Laermer’s The Bad Pitch Blog about a new site that PR professionals should take a look at, angryjournalist.com (warning— some mildly offensive language and imagery is on the site).
One thing is for [...]
re: front page?
26Feb08What’s interesting about that phenomenon is that, while newsroom staffs get cut, more news gets out. Different channels, perhaps, but there is more news, more news outlets, and more news stories than ever before. And it becomes increasingly compartmentalized. Maybe “general” media is giving way to interest-specific media, more stuff like this.
Perhaps there will soon [...]
Speaking of blogging
26Feb08Has anyone else noticed how reporters are increasingly being asked — or are volunteering — to wear two hats nowadays? In addition to filing copy for print or Web, reporters across all beats seem to have media-sponsored blogs. From sports reporters to business writers, the line is continuing to blur between journalist and blogger.
I frequently [...]
Front Page? More like Home Page.
22Feb08This week, the largest newspaper in Michigan—The Detroit Free Press—unveiled a new web site.
When I visit the site, I’m whom the newsroom generals leading the “Web Wars” were targeting. Their orders? Get me to stay there as long as possible and get me to come back.
With newspapers launching attractive web sites, informational email blasts and [...]
With the proper planning and messaging, there is a much greater chance the “stars will align” and media coverage will be obtained.
A recent example reminded me–sometimes you never know.
George Wells, president and founder of Legacy of America, Inc. decided to host a series of “emergency town hall meetings” to educate Chrysler employees as about their [...]
The Message of Messaging
19Feb08At one of my favorite coffee and pastry shops, near the entrance there is a wall of news clippings and magazine food reviews. The sign for a restaurant in the city where I grew up has a map of the state of Michigan and mastheads of the different newspapers it has been featured in (including [...]
