Posted on May 5, 2006 9:35 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Media
Some time back, a number of bloggers noted the launch of the Chrysler Firehouse blog, which limited access to the working press. Most of us don’t qualify, so we could only guess at the nature of the items posted there. Today, thanks to Chicago Tribune staffer Jim Mateja, we get a glimpse.
Mateja writes that Chrysler PR honcho Jason Vines used the…
Posted on May 4, 2006 3:15 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Media
A piece just sent to me as part of the Poynter Institute’s E-Media Tidbits email distribution stopped me from working so I could gnaw on it a bit. This was tough. I’m facing so many deadlines this month that I haven’t been blogging much—or sleeping much—but this one grabbed me by the collar and demanded I pay attention.
The survey was conducted for the BBC by…
Posted on May 1, 2006 8:03 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Media
What with all the talk about what passes for credibility, the Los Angeles Times has made it clear that, for its editorial staff, at least, misrepresentation of oneself is a no-no, even in the blogosphere.
The Times suspended Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Michael Hiltzik and killed both his blog and his “Golden State” column after he used pseudonyms to post a comment on his own…
Posted on April 6, 2006 3:19 pm by Shel Holtz | For Immediate Release | Media
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel enjoyed a 28-minute conversation with Andy Abramson, CEO of Comunicano, who used his VOIP-focused blog to break the story of RICO charges filed against Skye well ahead of the mainstream news media.”
Download the conversation here (MP3, 11.5 MB), or sign up for the Interviews RSS feed to get it and our…
Posted on March 30, 2006 6:56 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Internal | Media
Regardless of the other communication disciplines I have practiced—media relations, financial communications, corporate PR, the list goes on—I have always maintained employee communications as part of my portfolio. I believe deeply in the power of effective internal communications. The Globe and Mail made a point yesterday of reporting a Watson Wyatt Worldwide study that linked employee communications to bottom-line performance:
Shareholder returns for…
Posted on March 10, 2006 1:30 pm by Shel Holtz | Blogging | Media
Not too long ago, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Assistant Managing Editor Michelle Nicolosi appealed to readers to submit their ideas for PI-hosted blogs.
We’re looking for Seattle-area residents who are passionate about something and want to tell the world about that topic, be it long distance running, the local live music scene, gaming, cooking, movies, poker, programming, getting fit, buying real estate, parenting - or…
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