11 April 2009 0 Comments

State of the News Media Report & Citizen Journalism

There’s a lot of valuable data for corporate communicators to consider in the 2009 State of the News Media Report on American Journalism published by PEW Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. The report quantifies and analyzes America’s print, television, audio, and online news consumption. Special sections this year analyze election coverage, citizen-based media, and “new [...]

10 November 2008 0 Comments

Hulu Frees Commercial Messages From A Crowded Space

My wife and I are into viewing television shows and movies on Hulu as of late. A good friend tipped us off, and we’re wondering if we even need cable at this point. Given Hulu and Netflix streams, plus decent online video content from CNN, most of our basics are covered – though more online [...]

29 September 2008 0 Comments

The Politics Of Tweeting

I enjoyed following the presidential debate last Friday night… on Twitter. Although the TV was on, it was Twitter that held my attention with a kind of town hall-ish feel.
Thousands of people with at least some interest in McCain or Obama were tweeting their opinions in bursts of 140 characters or less, which generally follows [...]