by Kami Huyse
Think Outside the Blog Late this afternoon I got an e-mail from a secret contact telling me that PBS has a new blog. MediaShift is a blog venture pitched to PBS by freelance writer Mark Glaser. (See e-mail isn't dead). Of course I already knew this because, Media Orchard reported on it on Monday, but trust me, today I didn't remember it or anythign else (explainer is below). Mark made two posts today, one rather funny one by the “Preacherman” telling the story of read more...
by Kami Huyse
On Media Honesty: My Nomination Idea Grove is already working on its President’s Day post (kudos to Scott for planning ahead) to honor the top 10 Moments in Public Honesty for 2005-2006. They have asked for nominations of those in politicians and others who have exhibited refreshing candor in their interactions with the public. The cador had to occur between February 2005 and February 2006. My nomination is for Derek Rose, a reporter for the read more...
by Kami Huyse
MLK Day: The PR Contribution of Pioneer Moss Kindrix Today, public relations and advertising campaigns in the United States often take minority groups into account. Moss H. Kendrix (1917-1989), was the pioneer that made this all possible. He was one of the first to advocate and execute campaigns that positively portrayed African-Americans. His mantra and motto for his public relations company was, “What the public thinks counts!” You can learn more about Kendrix, and other early public relations pioneers, in the online exhibits of the Public Relations Museum. Update: read more...
by Kami Huyse
Blogging Metric = Professional Growth
Vaspers the Grate has a terrific post about how to evaluate your blog by taking into consideration the value that a blog has for the blogger (irrespective of audience), rather than just the obvious like traffic, comments and so on.
Since I started Communication Overtones in part to grow profesionally, this post particularly resonated with me.
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by Kami Huyse
Online Rumor Empties High School Recently, I posted about a rumor that led to the second tragedy at Sago Mine which left family members believing that their loved ones were alive when indeed they were not. This rumor was thought to be spread primarily by cellphone. There are also many more examples of how rumor can make a huge impact in a crisis event. At our PRSA San Antonio monthly luncheon, the head of public relations for a very large school district in San Antonio gave a crowd of read more...