Category: For Immediate Release

  • Introducing Bob LeDrew, FIR’s new book review editor

    Your FIR co-hosts are delighted to welcome Bob LeDrew as the new editor of our book review feed. We started the book review podcast as a means by which we can share our views of books related to the themes…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #579: December 27, 2010

    Content summary: Welcome to the holiday season episode; introducing our book review editor, Bob LeDrew; no report this week from Michael Netzley in Singapore; happy birthday, Allan Jenkins!; listener comments discussion; News That Fits: Dan York reports on snow in…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #578: December 20, 2010

    Content summary: Six years ago, we did our first FIR recording; FIR Live on Deepwater Horizon communications is posted; a question for listeners: should we keep doing FIR Live?; no report this week from Michael Netzley in Singapore; FIR Friendfeed…

  • FIR Live #20: Communicating the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

    The explosion and subsequent oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last April rapidly became the worst oil spill in US history and the single event that severely affected energy company BP‘s reputation on…

  • The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #577: December 13, 2010

    Content summary: Shel’s recording on his own this week from La Hulpe, Belgium; new FIR Interview posted with Michael Netzley interviewing David Ketchum, Asia Pacific president of Bite Communications; FIR Live is set for Saturday with Neil Chapman and Gerald…