Mandy Grunwald examines why the media has such a hard time handling PR in the wake of the New York Times debacle.
Media Life has an interesting analysis of how trade magazines are faring and it doesn’t make for pleasant reading. While consumer magazines are finding the Internet is a useful companion to print editions, it seems the Internet is eating into trade magazine advertising and readership thanks to the faster delivery of news online.
PR around the year’s most awaited book launch is gathering momentum.
Darren Barefoot has kicked off a blog for professional communicators. The blog plans to cover PR and more general communications topics.
Pam Stein from Clientize.com dropped me a line to tell me about a website her firm is hosting. The PR Survey Observer is a “free survey resource center designed to help PR pros and communications managers identify newsworthy survey techniques.” You can search under a variety of topics for different surveys. Clientize create and host surveys online.
Indianapolis’ Mayor has decided to hire a New York firm to bolster the city’s image and the locals are getting restless.