PressEthic

“Mel Gibson Developing Holocaust Series” tells us that Gibson’s production company might produce an ABC mini-series about the Holocaust, but that Gibson definitely won’t be acting in it. In fact, he might not be involved with it at all. Sound like Gossip?

Not surprisingly, news accounts differ.

Rumsfeld tried to explain why the media is getting it all wrong, and managed to aggravate the situation.

The big guys force the little guys to cut costs.

Why is it that all the TV anchors lately are really pretty?

Badly written articles increase confusion about important topics. Perfect example from the New York Times today.

Philadelphia feels strongly, one way or the other. And isn't that the point?

According to a recent study by Scripps Howard News Service, a missing child is more likely to grab the media’s attention if he/she is white, wealthy, cute and under 12.

Who should be in charge of a company's advertising campaign? Are advocacy groups really consumers?

Every situation is an opportunity for good PR.

It may sound absurd to request the dead terrorist’s resume, but if the government is overstating his importance then journalists have a responsibility to find the truth, to weed out the propaganda.

When does the way a person dies become newsworthy?

We got celeb gossip and people peeing on the street. Which do you want first?

Newspapers in UK use free giveaways to sell newspapers. This form of sales promotion is not a long term solution.

More and more, entertainment TV is taking precedence over intelligent news sources. As a result, news magazines appear to be losing the fight in delivering news that counts in order to survive in their domain.