Do We Still Need a “Most Trusted Man in America”?
Believe it or not, I grew up in a time when the “most trusted man in America” was Walter Cronkite. Every evening, my Dad would come home from work, have a Martini or an Old Fashioned and watch Walter...
View ArticleWhy We Should Care About the Decline in Traditional Journalism
Friday the Anchorage Daily News announced they would be laying off more staff, something we seem to read about daily from newspapers around the country. At the same time, radio and television news...
View ArticleCivility and Decency…Has social media given us an excuse to forget to treat...
“Do unto others as you wish others to do unto you.” I’m sure you remember the Golden Rule. It’s one of the simplest and earliest “rules” I recall being taught by my parents. If you do good things to...
View ArticleLiar Liar Pants on Fire
Note: This is the second in a series of election posts. This familiar phrase came to mind several times during this year’s political season. So does the image of Pinocchio’s nose growing in the famous...
View ArticleYour Mother Would Be Ashamed You Said That
Note: This is the third in a series of election posts. Your mom would be ashamed at what you said on Twitter during the election. In fact, if she was like my mom, she’d probably wash your mouth out...
View ArticleFreedom of what?
Note: This is the last in a series of posts about communications and the recent election. This year’s Alaska Senate race has made headlines across the county as Senator Lisa Murkowski made history as...
View ArticleOh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practise to deceive!
This phrase from Sir Walter Scott (Scottish author & novelist, 1771 – 1832) has been coming to mind a lot lately as we learn of communicators practicing in deceiving manners. It’s very frustrating...
View ArticleWhen in Doubt…Disclose
Social media opens the world to all of us in ways we haven’t seen before. But for professional and ethical communicators, this openness also comes with responsibility. For that matter, this openness...
View ArticleMoney Doesn’t Always Make Things Right
The public relations profession has an image problem. There are people who don’t believe we tell the truth, and that we’ll do just about anything to make our clients look good. What they fail to...
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