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‘Morning
Paul Valery: “The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.” [source]
Published opinion
Winston Churchill: “There is no such thing as public opinion. There is only published opinion.” [source]
“Integrity” is Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2005
“Lookups for ‘integrity’ have steadily increased over the past few years, and this year it is clearly the most looked-up word,” said John M. Morse, president and publisher of Merriam-Webster. “We’re not sure how to account for the increase in interest in this particular word, except that people do often look up the meanings of [...]
What’s behind the firewall?
Greg Yardley: As individual publishing for friends and family grows, how will the standard public relations folks, etc. react? Imagine a scenario where negative publicity spreads through friends and family networks behind a firewall, souring an entire community on a product, but the post never appears in a publicly-accessible place.
“Then you’re a journalist”
Journalism is storytelling with a purpose. That purpose is to provide people people with information they need to understand the world. The first challenge is finding the information that people need to live their lifes. The second is to make it meaningful, relevant, and engaging. Engagement really falls under journalist’s commitment to the citizenry. As [...]
Quote of the day – Mencken on opinions
H.L. Mencken used to answer letters from his critics with a pre-printed post card that read, “You have the right to your wrong opinion.??? (source)