Bristol to go dancing with Cronkite?

By on December 28th, 2010 In Hype!, Media

Say it ain’t so Walter? The Internet and mainstream media are abuzz that Bristol Palin is moving to Phoenix and will attend ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. There’s only one problem…it ain’t so. What is true is that Ms. Palin has purchased a home in Maricopa (why, I’m not sure). However, unlike [...]

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Phoenix Startup Digest keeps tabs on latest startup news

By on December 15th, 2010 In Jobs, Marketing, Media, ValleySource

It’s not easy to keep track of startup companies. They can come and go pretty quickly, and even if they do last beyond a few months, their founders are usually too busy working to publicize themselves much. By the time they do get mainstream attention, it can be tough to track them down. Phoenix Startup [...]

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KPNX on the move today

By on December 15th, 2010 In Media

The big co-location move for Channel 12 is underway. Beginning today the NBC affiliate will share space with fellow Gannett property The Arizona Republic.  The official address is: 200 E Van Buren St  Phoenix, AZ 85004 602-444-1212 KPNX Assignment Editor and friend of the blog Kevin Curran reports the formal grand opening will be on Jan [...]

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BizJournal’s Weinstein offers PR101 tips

By on December 10th, 2010 In Media

The managing editor of the Phoenix Business Journal, Randi Weinstein, took time out today to blog about some of her PR pet peeves. All I can say is…who are the PR people out there doing these things? Seriously, if you are in PR and you have done any of the things Randi mentions in her [...]

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Is popularity a problem?

By on December 10th, 2010 In Hype!, Media, Social Media

Peter Shankman may very well be the world’s first Social Media Socialite. PR pro/author Richard Laermer doesn’t like it. Is the PR industry hurt when personalities shine brighter than the clients they represent? No one likes a loser, especially clients. They want the best and the brightest, and what better way is there to judge [...]

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Jon Klein on trust in the news

By on December 3rd, 2010 In Advice, Media

Why we trust who we do fascinates me. With so many information sources available, what makes anything, even broadcast or cable news, stand out? Jon Klein says viewers trust sources, usually networks, that presents news in a way that agrees with its political ideology. Regardless of fact, as long as new sources live up to [...]

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