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Full story: The continuing case for cutting out the middlemen
Last week, I posted commentary about an article by John Lloyd in the Financial Times on the relationship – I used the word symbiosis: check the definition – between journalism and PR in politics. The concluding point in my post was this: […] Most PRs and journalists add little value to truth-telling if they’re nothing […]
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Full story: The meaning of corporate governance
The Summit for The Future on Risk conference starts today in Amsterdam and runs until Friday. I’ll be there this afternoon and Thursday morning, participating in the corporate governance knowledge stream. Should be a stimulating session with plenty to talk about as this general description illustrates: Good governance continues to gain prominence in public debate […]
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Full story: Podcast survey: FIR listeners are influential, educated, mobile and global
The results are in from the first FIR Listener Survey that ran during April, providing us with invaluable feedback on a wide range of topics including what listeners think of the show, how and where they listen, and with some great suggestions on how to make it even better. The survey results also provide a […]
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Full story: Blackberry future in doubt again
“Blackberry saved” was a common theme of news reporting in March after Research In Motion (RIM), maker of the ubiquitous Blackberry wireless phone/email device, came to a $612 million settlement in its legal battle defending a claim for patent infringement. Things just got worse for RIM, according to a report in the Financial Times, which […]
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Full story: The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #133: May 1, 2006
Content summary: Another pay for placement scandal; the rise of the non English-language blogosphere; FIR Listener Survey results; Lee Hopkins reports; PR and the education curriculum; kids and communication: Part 1; listeners’ comments discussion; FIR Frappr community update; vote at Podcast Alley; the music, and more. Show notes for May 1, 2006 Welcome to For Immediate […]