Zogby Poll has Big Impact on Media Relations and Social Media

A new Zogby poll came out late last week and it has serious ramifications for media relations practitioners and for those who create social media. Since I do both, I’m particularly interested. The research found the following:

The Internet is now the top source of news for 48% of Americans
Two-thirds (67%) say traditional journalists [...]

Still Another Writer’s Strike

So, TV is getting back to normal and your favorite shows will hopefully come back on the air. But, a storm is brewing. It’s another writer’s strike! Aaaaaah!

CBS Allows Comments on All Candidates Except Obama

I just read over at Romanesko that CBSNews.com has made an unfortunate decision about comments on its online news pages. Apparently they’ve been experiencing an influx of racist comments on pages featuring stories about Democratic Presidential hopeful Barak Obama. As a result, CBS decided to turn off comments on all online stories [...]

Topix Reinvents Itself to Become a Social News Site

An announcement from online news site Topix today that it’s reinventing itself to become something of a user-driven social news site. They’ve opened what they call “virtual news bureaus” in cities across the U.S., and are inviting users to submit local news stories. With 10-million monthly unique visitors, Topix is one of [...]

My Last Radio Home is Back in the News Business

If you’ll excuse a self-serving post about Richmond radio…
I used to work in radio and television news. My last job in journalism was as news director of All News 990, WVNZ, an AM 24-hour news station in Richmond, Virginia. Less than a year after I left in mid-1999, they switched the format over [...]