Posts Tagged: New York Times
The “got-chas” keep on coming
Do you think nine years of recovery would allow a disabled FDNY employee to work at a racetrack and be a hometown volunteer?
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“We Were Strong, They Were Weak”
"In life as well as death, Osama bin Laden was always the weak horse."
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EMS Facebook case in Connecticut settled. NLRB gets AMR to change its rules about employees comments on the web.
AMR says it will change its rules regarding the Internet.
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Fading traditions
I'm sitting around today going over the happenings of this past week. I'm trying to pass the time and keep my mind occupied but my thought keep drifting to Chief Slayton, his family and his Department family. I think about all the history and tradition t…
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New Media, Old Media
I am a firm believer in reading and absorbing research and surveys done nationally for how old and new media interact. There are lessons to be learned from this national research on how we should interact in our own communities.
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25 Days of Blogging: Day 6
They have a MAC, they each have an iPod, they play online social games like Farmville and Pet Pet Park, one of them has a Facebook page and they know how to use email. Even my 5yr old has his own email address to stay connected with Grandma across the U.S. Yet, they know nothing about the rise of online cyber bullying. If you haven't read anything about how to protect your kids from cyber bullying then this is worth your time.
Labor board rules ambulance company illegally fired EMT for posting criticism of boss on Facebook. Case is considered ground-breaking. Dave wonders how far chiefs can go to limit social media activity.
What impact will NLRB ruling and previous First Amendment cases have on social media policies?
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Will Tumblr expand on Twitters Popularity?
Just when you think you are getting a good handle on social media and how to apply it to your PIO or PAO protocol some new toy comes along to potentially add to the mix.
If Twitters 140 characters aren’t enough room for all the insightful things you have to say, then maybe you’re ready for Tumblr.
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Get to Know Your Community’s Social Informants
At one time they were called town criers. When I was a kid there was always someone in the neighborhood who took the lead on posting flyers at the library on various events or spreading news by word of mouth. Today the phrase for the old town crier is a “social informant.”
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Is it “Abuse” when you follow the rules?
Using outrage to change pension regulations. Poor form.
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A Photo can Speak a Thousand Slanted Words
A couple of years ago one of the guys at the firehouse was showing me how to use Photoshop. I needed to learn some simple skills - specifically how to erase license plates from MVA photos I wanted to send to the press. As a result of boredom over the lesson the famed “sock on fire” trick photo shot was created.
It’s pretty funny when you look at some of the altered images people create with programs like Photoshop, but it is no laughing matter when the press or a news source uses these tools to create something that isn’t really there.
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Chevy needs a quick Repair
A PR lesson for all of us PIO’s to learn today comes from none other then General Motors. When we write a release we have to look to all of our collateral (website, brochures etc.) to make sure they are all up to date and in sync with what we have written. This is just one of the problems that is plaguing GM for what I consider to be a gut reaction to a marketing scheme that has not taken into consideration all of the ramifications of what they are looking to accomplish.
The PR team at General Motors is spinning their wheels today in an attempt to clarify an internal memo that said employees should only use the word "Chevrolet" when referring to the brand, not Chevy.
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How the Press Release was Born
The history of the public relations profession in many ways can be considered kind of bland. Don’t get me wrong; what we do is crucial in the dissemination of information. I can’t imagine a world without public relations, but from an historical perspective things sort of, in my mind, just fed off of itself to evolve. The last several years have show tremendous moves forward in the way we practice our profession, but the good old days really wern't that old at all!
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Blogfest 14 – Toll rising for 9/11 Deaths
While many of the bean counters like to disregard the toll that 9/11 took on its rescuers, many of the people who worked hours, days, and months following that day have perished due to illnesses borne of the "stuff" in the air.
These guys/gals gave hund…
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Blogfest 13 – EMS EdUCast
The EMS EdUCast is a website chock full of podcasts about anything and everything EMS.
Check out the site here.
Check out: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Podcasting But Were Affraid to Ask: EMS Educast Episode 26 here.
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Blogfest 12 – Funny Pictures
Blogfest 12
Here is a video of a collection of funny pictures for you.
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Blogfest 11 – Two Killed in Texas Fire No One Knew About
Check out this story of a house fire that snuffed all the oxygen and blew out a couple of windows but then smoldered out. The unfortunate thing is that two people were inside at the time of the fire and died. I have heard of this type of thing happening …
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Blogfest 10 – Video – A Must See View of the Station Fire
This is a firefighters perspective of the Station Fire.
This 6 minute video was given to KPCC's Steve Julian, courtesy of a Monrovia city firefighter. The video is shot at the entrance to Big Tujunga Canyon. As fire creeps closer to structures, you c…
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