A reporter friend texted me about his frustration with communications professionals who are either hamstrung by their bosses and unable…
Say you've decided to a) run for office b) accept a high-profile job c) step into the spokesperson role for…
When OutKast encouraged listeners to "shake it like a Polaroid picture" we all sang and danced and, indeed, shook it.…
Charlottesville, Virginia is in the national news again. Reporters are already descending upon our city and it's likely you'll see…
Seasoned PR people and journalists know what makes something news, and what doesn't. We all hate to see any kind…
It's not hard to see how this happened: Virginia goat cheese producer Caromont Farm advertised on its Facebook page a…
My friend, media personality, and historian Coy Barefoot asked me to speak to his media class today at UVa. I love…
I'm not often at the cutting edge of what's in style. But last weekend, I saw a pretty trendy young…
Here's the deal: we all "like" stuff we don't necessarily want people to know about. Like, is naturally in quotes…
I grew up in the Midwest, land of Lincoln, corn, and tornadoes. We had tornado drills in school as often…