Video of terror strikes, kids falling into zoo pits and a woman dousing a baby in buckets of water at a theme park are just a few examples of how high-definition, videographer-controlled digital images are losing out to hand-held devices. Sure, many reporters have turned to Skype and hand-held devices in a pinch, but most […]
Category: Current Events
Making Our Country Great Again… And Again… And Again
Political wordsmithing may sound new, but guess again The debates are in full swing. You’re hearing some very good ideas issuing forth from both sides of the political spectrum. And a lot of what you hear sounds all too familiar. Let’s look at a few sound bites that seem to reside at that Big Recycling […]
Freedom of the press — is it really free?
Ongoing U.S. government involvement in the Associated Press’ phone records and emails has caused quite a stir. Additionally, the co-conspirator title lavished upon a Fox News reporter has further strained the symbiotic relationship between the Obama administration and the working media. Let’s face it: Government needs the media, and the media needs the government. So, […]
It’s Up for Debate. Who Wins?
If you’ve ever been in the dreaded debate club in high school or taken it up a notch to a college-level effort, you know there are many tricks to the trade. We saw many tried-and-true tactics employed during the first of several presidential debates. There’s the old idea that you present your opponent’s arguments for […]
Has Hollywood Lost Its Sheen?
Low-hanging fruit is an easy target and a crisis manager’s nightmare. Welcome to the world of Charlie Sheen. Rarely do we see such a public detonation of a Hollywood star as we’ve witnessed in recent weeks with the implosion of America’s bad boy of sitcom. There are the alleged drugs, sex and, well, a lot […]