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Copyright in the News
Judge rules that embedded tweet violates photo’s copyright The blog Engadget is reporting that a New York federal court has ruled that a news sites that embedded a tweet containing a photo of quarterback Tom Brady violates the photographer’s copyright. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13
Tagged copyright, media law, social media, taylor swift, twitter
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MLK’s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail” is still relevant today
Over the last couple of days, Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” has been getting lots of mention on Twitter and other social media in reaction to the NFL players and management participating in the #takeaknee protests. … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 12, Chapter 14, Chapter 6
Tagged Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King, MLK, social media, takeaknee, twitter
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Sunday News Pops on Twitter (All media are social)
Yesterday was surprisingly busy as a news day with my Twitter feed overflowing with rapid-fire commentary on the news. There was news about earthquakes, floods, health care, the president, the NFL, and just a bit about the new Star Trek … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6
Tagged journalism, news, Seven Secrets, social media, twitter
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Twitter Responses are the New Autograph (All media are social)
Updated 10/9/17 We all have our moments that David Letterman called a “brush with greatness,” moments where our lives intersect with someone famous. In the past, when you met a movie star, musician or famous author, you might ask for … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 1, Chapter 10, Chapter 5, Chapter 8, Uncategorized
Tagged geek culture, Hamilton, movies, Seven Secrets, social media, The New Yorker, twitter
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Pepsi, United, and Sean Spicer in a race to see who can be worst at PR
UPDATE: Special new United nasty message to full fare first class passenger. Presented with little further commentary, tweets explaining why Pepsi, United Airlines, and the Trump administration have had a bad week in communicating with their publics: It started with Pepsi and … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13
Tagged bad week, crisis communication, pepsi, public relations, Sean Spicer, twitter, united
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Women’s Magazines Covering Politics
Journalist Lily Herman had a great Tweetstorm the other day pointing out the big contributions that women’s magazines have been making to political journalism lately. Without comment, here are her tweets with links. Lots of good reporting here. (And a … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10
Tagged journalism, Lily Herman, tweetstorm, twitter, Women's magazines
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When a celebrity dies, is it ok to do a brand-oriented tweet about it, especially if it’s really clever?
When a celebrity dies and you have a great idea for tweet with a meme, should you send it out right away? Probably not… At least that’s the lesson that Cinnabon learned when they tweeted out the image at right following the … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 12
Tagged Carrie Fisher, meme, public relations, twitter
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All Media are Social – alt-right figure off Twitter, death threats on Facebook & fake news ban on Google
Lots of social media in the news this week: Twitter suspends prominent alt-right accounts Twitter has suspended a number of accounts associated with alt-right figure Richard Spencer. Spencer is the president of a white nationalist think tank. In the past, … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6
Tagged death threats, Facebook, fake news, news, social media, twitter
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Election News in the News
There’s a lot of strange news about the upcoming election going on. Here’s a sampling: Jay Rosen: Newspapers shouldn’t apologize for criticizing Trump Media critic and NYU professor Jay Rosen argues that newspapers that have been harsh in their reporting … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 13, Chapter 6
Tagged 2016 election, first amendment, free speech, media bias?, objectivity, social media, twitter
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
What happened to the missing 18 minutes of the Lost finale on Netflix? The version of the controversial Lost finale currently streaming on Netflix is missing 18 minutes scattered throughout the episode, and show runner Damon Lindelof wants those minutes back. It doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 6, Chapter 9
Tagged Charlie Hebdo, Hoaxes, LOST, netflix, political cartoons, social media, streaming, terrorism, twitter
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