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Social media, especially Facebook, is at its worst when posters are arguing with people who barely know the same person they barely know. Wednesday night, after the murder of Charlie Kirk, it was ugly. So ugly, some of those who felt like they just had to post what was off the top of their heads … Continued
There’s so much that could be written about here now that’s affecting communications and media. For starters: -The President of the United States is suing the Wall Street Journal in a case filed for “damages” that somehow were incurred within 24 hours. -With threats by that President, Congress followed the playbook in Project 2025 and … Continued
Back before Zoom and Teams, it was a little tougher, sometimes, to pick up on what someone’s tone indicated. But in the conversation I remember most from the early days of Donald Trump’s first presidency, it was probably a combination of devil’s advocacy, an attempt at humor in a challenging moment and genuine curiosity. I … 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
Three years ago this week, radio station owner Entercom enjoyed a stock price of $187.80. Five weeks later, in March 2021, the company, which owns 227 local stations and also podcast production companies, renamed itself Audacy. Today, in bankruptcy, its stock is trading for 15 cents per share. Just last week, the investment firm that … Continued
In 30 years of working in and around the media business, I don’t remember seeing anything like the seismic moves we saw in recent months with government and political journalists in Michigan. It was a reshuffling of editors and reporters that affected, at last count, seven news organizations, as movement between them led to a … Continued