Americans and media don’t care about real news?

The former Heisman winner – the guy who got away with murder – tops CNN because he flashed a thumbs up sign during his latest trial. He TOPS the news channel’s online coverage on a week with minor things like this going on:
Today, Lehman filed for the biggest bankruptcy in history ($613 Billion), new details [...]

My friend Mike’s adventures

Mike Hall, who used to be my photographer at 40/29, has been hanging out with Harry Smith, Lester Holt, and Gustav.
Check out his blog — with video and photos.
Satlink of Arkansas: Hurricane Gustav for the Weather Channel
Technorati Tags: Satlink of Arkansas, Gustav, Mike Hall, Harry Smith, Lester Holt, 40/29, KHBS/KHOG

Vice Magazine – VICE MAIL

I noticed this lament from the editors of a New Jersey-based youth culture and integrated marketing magazine. Emphasis on youth culture. 
You know what? No letters page this month. You know why? Because we aren’t receiving enough real letters. We mainly get emails now, and people don’t think when they write emails. They just pump them [...]

The Arkansas Project

Arkansas has another state-wide blog. Actually, it’s Central Arkansas-centric, as is the Arkansas Times blog. But that’s okay. Western Arkansas could step up and do its own blog…
Anyway, the Arkansas Project is at least a little right-leaning, while the Arkansas Times blog is decidedly to the left.
Arkansas Project should provide some much-needed balance to online [...]

About the Newseum…

I’ve mentioned my trip to the Newseum but I don’t think I’ve taken time to post much about the visit.
Very quickly the other day, I showed a friend all the photographs we took during our visit — from the Berlin Wall gallery to the cafeteria, and even a photo of the amazing Wolfgang Puck lunch we [...]

Tim Russert’s advice for life

October 22, 2007, the late Tim Russert addressed the Public Relations Society of America’s international conference in Philadelphia. In his memory, and as an effort to promote the tenets he enthusiastically practiced and communicated, www.tracyplaces.net is highlighting brief excerpts from my notes that Sunday afternoon in our nation’s birthplace.
One final notation from my little red [...]

Tim Russert’s advice to PR professionals, candidates, officials

October 22, 2007, the late Tim Russert addressed the Public Relations Society of America’s international conference in Philadelphia. In his memory, and as an effort to promote the tenets he enthusiastically practiced and communicated, www.tracyplaces.net is highlighting brief excerpts from my notes that Sunday afternoon in our nation’s birthplace.
 
“You pay a price for (spin)…it’s [...]