Posted Sunday January 13, 2008, 1:05 pm, Over one day old
I believe that to write well you have to read well. The two skills go hand in hand. It would be surprising to hear a musician say they didn't listen to music but is not unusual for PR students to...
Read Reading and writing: ideas please! (Links)
Posted Saturday January 26, 2008, 1:40 pm, Over one day old
One of the essay topics I set my Media Ethics students was: Find a (newspaper) article... that features a member of the public who has not sought the media spotlight and examine the ethical arguments for and against exposing their...
Read Chocs away for hero pilot.... (Links)
Posted Saturday December 9, 2006, 8:28 am, Over one day old
Significant developments in the Jackie Danicki tube 'attack' story present interesting new challenges for the many bloggers who have taken up her case. Here's what my University of Sunderland colleague and co-editor of Essential Law for Journalists, David Banks says:As...
Read Danicki tube arrest: how should bloggers respond? (Links)
Posted Monday December 11, 2006, 8:21 am, Over one day old
Comments are great but some times really useful stuff misses out on the exposure it deserves. Here's David Essential Law Banks commenting on the Jackie Danicki contempt thread........Philip started this discussion with reference to ethical behaviour by bloggers. The underpinning...
Read Comment isn't free (Links)
Posted Monday December 11, 2006, 8:21 am, Over one day old
From Gerry McCusker: PR gaffe site PRdisasters.com is now accepting your nominations for the Top 10 PR Disasters of 2007?As always, it's a competitive field - in the blogosphere we've had Edelman Wal-Mart, as well as seasoned Ozzie journo Terry...
Read PR Disasters Awards 2007 - call for entries (Links)
Posted Sunday October 15, 2006, 8:18 am, Over one day old
The next EuroBlog survey will go online in November and the research team is looking for partners to help with publicity across Europe. We are looking for people to help us attract as many responses as possible from European PR...
Read EuroBlog 2007: How you can help (Links)
Posted Monday October 16, 2006, 8:18 am, Over one day old
A new Guardian survey suggests that more than a quarter of the (UK adult) population has created their own website or blog. At least that's what the standfirst says. It is actually quite difficult to interpret the figures, or at...
Read Generation blogger (Links)
Posted Monday November 13, 2006, 8:20 am, Over one day old
You can read this as either a 'how not to pitch to a blogger' piece or as insightful commentary on the objectivity of reviews - either way Kimbofo's post and the resulting comments on Reading Matters opens up some interesting...
Read Offering and accepting freebies (Links)
Posted Sunday November 26, 2006, 8:20 am, Over one day old
There has been a very encouraging response to the EuroBlog2007 survey into the way social media is impacting on public relations practice so we have decided to extend the deadline until Friday, December 15 to allow people from countries that...
Read EuroBlog2007 survey extended (Links)
Posted Friday January 5, 2007, 8:23 am, Over one day old
I walk my dog without the need to subscribe to its RSS feed. Tom Murphy, January 5, 2007...
Read Quote of the Year - 2007 (Links)