I don’t pretend to be a good writer, because I don’t think I am. I can tell stories sometimes when I am engaged in the subject. I enjoy writing about things I like, and I don’t like writing about things I...
Has John Helmer stayed too long in Russia? So long that he has adopted the country’s journalistic practices? Observers may wonder…
John Helmer is an Australian journalist and blogger who has been covering Russian business and living in Moscow for over thirty years.
His...
Reputation management has always been a problem for political leaders. From kings to democratic presidents, politicians have tried to control their image in order to gain legitimacy.
Over the past ten years, a new kind of political expert has appeared: spin doctors. They...
created by jsmith2314 | 1 year ago 358 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
About a year ago I was interviewed by Ira Basen for an article he was working on for Walrus magazine. The magazine nixed the article due to internal issues but Ira stated that he would find another avenue to...
created by Albert Milliron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 887 views | 58 recommendations | 1 comment
With so many incredible causes that never gain enough traction, it always fascinates me how certain topics will always get an undeserved amount of press coverage especially at a time when journalists and editors fight to save the establishment on the premise that amateurs...
opinion by nlopes | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 83 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Listen to this week's edition of the "Weekly Radio Spin," the Center for Media and Democracy's audio report on the stories behind the news. This week, NATO raises its profile, ghostwriters, and hijacking choice. In...
This week, lobbyists line up for climate change, the economy gives the Army a break and shameless AIG. In "Six Degrees of Spin and Fakin,'" D.C. Navigators.
While economic downturn is causing companies around the world to slash jobs in communications, PR and marketing, Pentagon is doing exactly the opposite. The American government is hiring 27,000 PR and advertising...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 100 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
The Editors of The Pacific Gate Post received an envelope from persons unknown, containing a letter apparently discarded in an alley behind an Upper East Side, Manhattan apartment building. The letter had been crumpled up into a ball and partially torn, possibly having been...
opinion by James Raider | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 279 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
By, Uwe Paschen.Many of us do buy Organic Food, and many more Would like to, yet can not afford it. Sadly most of us do not actually know what Organic food is nor how it is regulated or where it does all come...
opinion by Uwe Paschen | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago 1307 views | 108 recommendations | 60 comments
If there's any international organization that is in dire need of some help in the Public Relations department, it has to be the IMF. But will these external PR firms be able to spin the IMF's message into a truly...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 268 views | 7 recommendations | 1 comment
Have any seen the Wild China series on the Travel Channel this week?So what do NP contributors think of the series so far?IMHO it's an obvious PR ploy and found omitted subjects kind of offensive.No tigers. And Episode Three: about Tibet! IMHO an interesting informative...
I have two older brothers who ride motorcycles, so I pay attention to efforts aimed at promoting motorcycle visibility and safety in hopes of reducing fatalities. One such effort debuted earlier this week in...
created by BMCWrites | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 203 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
The Scottish National Party, the party calling for Scottish Independence which has recently won control of the Scottish parliament, has unveiled a new plan to release half of Scotlands prisoners, newspapers are...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 273 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments