Posted on January 30, 2006 9:27 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging
Japanese athletes competing at the upcoming Winter Olympics won’t be able to blog about their experiences because their posts could be construed as journalism and disqualify them from the Games.
TMC Net reports that the Japanese Olympic Committee has informed its athletes that the Olympic Charter prohibits athletes from engaging in journalistic activities during the Games.
Statements from the Committee note that blogs…
Posted on January 30, 2006 9:19 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging
Op-Ed News is reporting that US Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) held a conference call with a group of political bloggers to provide an update on a filibuster he is planning with Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass) to stall the confirmation of US Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito.
I’m not going to get all political in this blog. What struck me about this item…
Posted on January 30, 2006 8:57 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging
I’ve seen two instances recently in which companies apologized after incurring the wrath of bloggers.
The most recent is the head of Jung von Matt, a German advertising agency. Jean-Remy von Matt sent an email to his staff complaining about bloggers after several savaged a campaign for which his agency was responsible. He called blogs “the toilet walls of the Internet” and asked, “What on…
Posted on January 26, 2006 2:54 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release
Content summary: Search firms’ PR woes, a fake Wikipedia entry, dull Davos, the never-ending press release meme, reports from Eric Schartzman and Dan York, a conversation with Jen McClure, listener comments, the music.
Show notes for January 26, 2006
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Posted on January 25, 2006 6:19 am by Shel Holtz
Steve Crescenzo, the ultimate critic of crummy CEO and president columns (you know the ones; they used to appear on the inside front cover of employee magazines and sound like they all dealt with the same topic and were written by the same bedraggled communicator) thinks CEO communication has turned a corner.
It may be my imagination, but I think…
Posted on January 25, 2006 5:01 am by Shel Holtz
The International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)has added a newsroom to its website. Managed by Marketing and Communications Vice President Joseph Ugalde, the newsroom mirrors corporate web press centers, offering press releases, bios, an image gallery, IABC news coverage, a calendar, and other features. Journalists can sign up to receive news alerts by email or via RSS.
The press release…
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