What Cam Newton could learn about public relations from Satchel Paige
There are some things you cannot control, as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton learned during Super Bowl 50 on February 7, 2016. The only thing you can control is how you respond. And Newton showed little control in one of the few things he could control – how he dealt with journalists after the 24-10 […]
Cross-dressing PR: Why trust in government continues to decline
Trust in local government tends to be higher than state and federal government, but is there a relationship between decline in trust and the rise of PR in government? That’s too big of an issue to address on a Friday afternoon. Instead, here’s a story from Cranston, R.I., where a male van driver for a […]
NFL’s Greg Hardy photos require journalistic responsibility when advocating
By Kevin Connell For many, the images were the final straw. Eighteen months after Greg Hardy was arrested – and later convicted – on domestic violence charges, the photos showing the injuries he allegedly inflicted on former girlfriend Nicole Holder came to light. In the 47 photos released by Deadspin in November 2015, 45 show […]
Journalism has a duty to provide in-depth information
By Laura D. Testino The news never stops. Twitter never stops. And Joe Weisenthal never stops. Weisenthal, known online as @TheStalwart, left his position as executive editor of Business Insider a year ago today for a television position with Bloomberg Media. While with Business Insider, New York Magazine published an article about Weisenthal’s media consumption […]
How Immanuel Kant would kill trolls: A deontological approach to dealing with online comments
By Emily Williams The word “troll” used to refer to monsters in fairy tales living under bridges, but in the new age of the internet, troll has taken on a whole new meaning, as the monsters that live behind keyboards and terrorize comment sections on virtually every website. Dealing with trolls, and other maliciously inclined […]
Amazon vs. The Times vs. Journalistic Ethics
By Emily Williams “Nearly every person I worked with, I saw cry at their desk.” That was the quote shared round the Internet in August 2015, when the New York Times published a scathing story taking down retail giant Amazon for its hyper-competitive corporate culture and unfair treatment of its employees. The story garnered massive […]
On Lamar Odom: Is constant celebrity news coverage ethical?
By Leila Beem Núñez When Lamar Odom was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel last Tuesday, bedlam ensued. News outlets across the nation seized immediately and persistently on the story, and there has been little rest from it since. The former NBA star and reality television celebrity became the constant focal point across national news […]
Frank Sinatra, Gay Talese, and why journalists should practice the theory of pragmatism
By Laura D. Testino In 1964, Frank Sinatra covered a Frank Loesser tune called “I Believe in You” from Loesser’s Pulitzer-snagging Broadway smash “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” In the song, Sinatra croons, “You have the cool, clear eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth.” Writer, journalist (and 1953 University of […]
Sexism remains an issue in sports journalism in 2015
By Kevin Connell If you think you have it better off than me, there’s a good chance you’re wrong. Ask yourself, are you a male? Yes? No? If it’s the latter, then I don’t think it’s up for discussion. While I could probably use this test in most areas of our masculine culture and get […]