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As we eagerly await the kickoff of today’s Detroit Lions game against the Seahawks, I thought it a time apropos to call out, in a positive way, the PR machine that is the National Football League and the new Netflix series “Quarterback.” It is a study in effective story-telling that is worth a closer look. … Continued
There’s a reality that is too often ignored, even scoffed at, by organizations of all sizes, in all lines of work. We are seeing it right now after a sexual misconduct investigation into Michigan State University’s $95 million head football coach Mel Tucker was revealed in a USA Today story posted just hours after Tucker … Continued
Northwestern University’s football scandal, which has risen to the surface this week, is an important reminder for anyone in a position of authority in higher education. There are few more high-profile institutions in American life than our colleges and universities. After 25 years of working with them, on issues from academic to athletic, public and … Continued
I’ll admit that when I started in the PR business, after working in broadcast news, I wasn’t totally sure what “talking points” were. That seems unimaginable now. The term wasn’t at all mainstream in the ’90s. I don’t think I ever heard it in a newsroom or read it published anywhere. I quickly learned that, … Continued
If we do what we do well, being in the PR business provides us with aspects of work life most never get. We are given access: to places most will never visit and to information most will never receive first-hand, without the filter of news. We are given trust: some of the most important people … Continued
Somewhere in between Watergate’s “Deep Throat” and Tom Brady’s retirement, a lot has been lost about how and why news organizations use anonymous sources. I hope this can fill in some of the blanks. I see this from different perspectives. Years ago, as a TV news producer, I put stories on the air that had … Continued