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I can’t remember when it started, but now I hear it several times a year. I’ll get a call from a potential client, or more regularly their legal counsel, worried about a “hit piece” they think is coming in the form of a news story. I try to explain to them that, in reality, there’s … Continued
It was November of 2020 when the United States of America was on edge and I was doing something I couldn’t have possibly envisioned before that night. I was sitting at my kitchen table when the then-President of the United States was addressing the nation from the White House Briefing Room and I was texting … Continued
The grilling and burning of university presidents at a Congressional hearing is the most talked about moment in public communications since, well, probably the last time higher education and politics intersected in the news. It has become quite the combination of lowest common denominators to get conversation going. Here we are the following week and … Continued
It’s the time of the year when communicators are starting to think about plans for 2024. But if you really want to understand the media business, it’s important to look ahead to 2025. The commercial local TV business already is. From what we’re hearing, the large corporations that own the most local stations are forecasting … Continued
Companies get bought and sold every day. Sometimes, they actually merge. But you wouldn’t know it by much of their communications language. It seems nobody wants to admit that they’re being bought or sold anymore. This is especially challenging in health care, where nonprofits are involved. But in the for-profit world, when someone is buying … Continued
For decades, communicators have asked for “a seat at the table,” meaning a chance to have input in consequential business decisions. It’s a call for recognition that communications should be recognized for its value to the business and must be about more than just “issuing” a press release at the end of a strategy execution. … Continued