Backyard: blurry
Feels a little bit like summer is waning. Haven’t picked all the plums. The breeze is cool. One leaf falls.
Twitter, hate, harm, and misinformation
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the ambient misogyny and racism (and more) that floats…
Journalism is a variety of public relations
Journalists complain about the rise and impact of public relations. It’s the “dark side”. Public relations…
Headlines, cognitive processing, and problematic information
Headlines matter. Publishers know it. Good headlines help with the understanding, reach, and impact of a…
Vicwest caterpillar, a springtime phenomenon
Some years we have more. Some years we have less.
Scientists on Twitter: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops?
I tend to think that comms advice for scientists is also comms advice for everyone. Here’s…
Happy Halloween
Halloween in Vicwest is quiet but nice. Some great costumes on the street last night and…
The state of hyperlinking in journalism, a case study
From time to time I like to check in on how news orgs are doing with…
Journalism is the business of influence
Good journalists do what they do because they care. They have interests. The organizations that employ…