Tag Archives: public relations

When the sponsors get involved, you know the NFL is in trouble

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

If you’ve been paying any attention to sports news for the last couple of weeks, you know that the NFL has a crisis on its hands.  A crisis of star players who have been caught committing a range of violent … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Has the University of Illinois repealed the First Amendment for its faculty? New tenured prof gets contract dropped over “vulgar and insulting” tweets. What can marketers learn from the Ice Bucket Challenge? Make it fun. Make it easy. Make it … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Is public relations simply talking to people, placing press releases and blocking access to executives? In fact, none of those are at the core of modern PR, according to PR mogul Richard Edelman.  Good summary of what public relations is … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

What are the six types of Twitter communities?  And which are the most toxic? Would you be surprised if it were the political ones? Nah, me neither.  This is from The Fix blog at the WaPo, but you can read … Continue reading →

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What can we learn from the Chris Christie Bridge scandal?

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

As you no doubt have heard in the last few days, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is in a lot of hot water over actions by his staff in closing several lanes of traffic on the George Washington Bridge this … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

What do midwestern tabloid newspapers put on their covers when they are tired of snow and cold? Why, puppies, of course!!!  Is America facing a Velveeta shortage heading into the NFL playoff season? And if so, whatever will we do … Continue reading →

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Media Lessons for the Clueless

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

It’s almost New Year’s, and that means it’s time to look back at the year that was, to look forward to the year that will be, and to be thankful you didn’t do something utterly clueless through the media.  That … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Is Blockbuster Dead or Canadian? Mostly dead, at least when it comes to physical media.  Who knew it was still even alive? (Don’t remember the great category Dead or Canadian from MTV’s old game show Remote Control? Why can’t the … Continue reading →

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Media News Roundup

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Al Jazeera America gives viewers a more serious look at the news This summer I had my online media literacy students watch Al Jazeera English online for half an hour.  They were all surprised at how serious of a newscast … Continue reading →

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Should breweries fight their legal battles through social media?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

I got a call today from a reporter in Kentucky asking my thoughts about whether it was wise for a pair of breweries — one local, one part of a large conglomerate — to be duking out their legal fight … Continue reading →

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