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bad for journalism, terrible for pr

By on June 5, 2009 in pr

it is sometimes joked about in public relations (pr) circles, that the slashing of journalism budgets will be a boon for pr professionals. the truth is the decline in good journalism starts us down a path that neuters one of the most powerful checks and balances in a democratic society. keeping the bastards honest if [...]

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citizen journalism is not: melbourne airport example

By on January 23, 2009 in social media

timing could not have been more opportune, there was some debate after my posting on citizen journalism. so here’s the problem with selling twitter as a mainstream news source: without fact checking it’s just one big rumour mill. see what happens when jonoh tells the world that there is a fire on a plane today [...]

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citizen journalism is not journalism

By on January 18, 2009 in pr

every time there is some horrible disaster the twitterati / blogosphere lights up with almost jubilant vindication. it’s starting to grate. i was not conscious of this until i saw a Tweet by blogger @longzheng: it’s a shame it takes an accident to “show off” the power of Twitter and community journalism. let’s just accept [...]

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