Memorials set for journalists

By on July 29th, 2007 In Media

Memorial services have been set for the four journalists in Friday’s helicopter crash.

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The Print Exodus Continues…

By on July 27th, 2007 In Media

Sarah Fenske reports in this week’s New Times that yet another Arizona Republic fixture is leaving the paper for a gig in PR. This time it’s Biz Buzz maven Hal Mattern. In the same piece, Fenske writes that her sources at the East Valley Tribune told her editors they were given copies of a book [...]

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THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS TO LOCAL NEWS STATIONS

By on July 27th, 2007 In Media

As we all know, our worlds are small, especially in the media. I am absolutely saddened to see and hear the news that during a police chase, the Ch 3 (KTVK) and Ch 15 (KNXV) news helicopters collided and crashed to the ground in Phoenix near 3rd and Indian School. I used to work at [...]

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Gotcha journalism or did Mayor Gordon blow it?

By on July 27th, 2007 In Hype!

I was on vacation late last week and earlier this week and apparently missed the big dust-up over Sky Harbor Airport’s security. Last Friday night, ABC 15 aired a story about potential security lapses at Sky Harbor. On Saturday, they aired Mayor Phil Gordon’s response. The scuttlebutt is that even in the face of video [...]

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Weekend Reading 07.27.07 – Punctuated by Punctuation

By on July 27th, 2007 In Weekend Reading

I’ve been out of town for awhile and have had a lot of reading to catch-up on. Here are some choice articles and posts from around the PR blogosphere from earlier this month: The Sad Fate of the Comma – Newsweek columnist Robert Samuelson on the death of an icon. (7/23) Camera Phones and Citizen [...]

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Independent Zaps Five Editions

By on July 26th, 2007 In Media

The Arizona Republic reports this morning that Independent Newspapers Inc. is killing five of its Valley editions effective Aug. 1. The losers are: the Anthem/Deer Valley Independent; the Arrowhead Ranch Independent; the Gilbert Independent; the Northeast Phoenix Independent; and the Chandler Independent. “Lack of advertising is really what it comes down to with those five [...]

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