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Misinformation. Conspiracy theories. Fear mongering. We experience it every day, most recently in the wake of the harbor accident in Baltimore, and prominently from Infowars’s Alex Jones who suggested terrorism. “Looks deliberate to me,” he wrote according to news reports, “A cyber-attack is probable. WW3 has already started.” It’s nothing new from Jones , who … Continued
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
Following-up has always been a part of business and life. But it has never been like this. We’re chasing, reminding, nudging or just plain being annoying more than ever just get basic things done. Think about it. How much of your day do you spend hounding people just to get back to you? Chances are … Continued
Every day we look for equilibrium between ambition, achievement and work realities, and family, loved ones and life in general. It’s the good old-fashioned “work-life balance” and we are reminded of it anew with the new Netflix sci-fi movie “Spaceman.” I won’t get into any particular detail on the film other than it stars Adam … 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