Category Archives: Current Affairs

In Defense of “Fake News”

Posted on November 16, 2016 by rgeller

More people are wondering about the weird crap that mysteriously appears in their news feeds. How much is fake news? Did disinformation tilt an election? What are Google and Facebook going to do to clean up the mess? You could … Continue reading →

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Did Fox Jump the Snark? (Brief History of Fake News Fails)

Posted on January 29, 2016 by rgeller

“Childishly written!” “A disgrace” These are the words most junior PR account executives fear hearing from clients about press releases submitted for review.  But it was Donald Trump that just said them, in tweets and interviews, about a statement that … Continue reading →

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What do Trump and ISIS have in Common?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by rgeller

Journalists who join the PR field are often said to be crossing to the dark side. That’s because some think PR is just about spinning and deception. As I pointed out in my post News Corp. Goons Provide PR “Protection”, … Continue reading →

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Of Immoderate Moderators and Paranoid Pols

Posted on November 4, 2015 by rgeller

Is the press really the enemy? That was Nixon’s line – and I was in a Nixon frame of mind, having just finished the excellent book Crooked by Austin Grossman. It is a faux memoir, written in the former president’s … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Media: Please get this Blowhard to Shut up Go Away

Posted on July 20, 2015 by rgeller

I am getting a little tired of all the media hyperventilating about a certain Republican presidential candidate; you know the one with the dead rodent looking thingie on the top of his head. There is a numbing sameness to the … Continue reading →

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Better Call Saul the PR Hound

Posted on February 24, 2015 by rgeller

I really loved the AMC show Breaking Bad.  It seems like only yesterday that my girlfriend and I binged on it, getting through all the seasons in a couple of months. This time I wanted to get an early start … Continue reading →

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Hate Spin? Sorry, We Get the News (and PR) that we Want

Posted on May 20, 2014 by rgeller

Two stories I saw recently and new research gave the PR field an answer for spin haters. Note, I am not saying that PR = Spin. And who says spin is necessarily bad? We all spin. It so happens that … Continue reading →

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What Tech Marketers can Learn from Banksy Buzztoberfest

Posted on November 11, 2013 by rgeller

In New York, it was hard to escape the Banksy onslaught  last month. The enigmatic artist seemed to be everywhere and nowhere; omnipresent because the media covered him non-stop; yet tantalizingly out of sight, leaving a trail of pop-up art in … Continue reading →

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One Small Step for Crowdfunding; A Giant Leap for Startups

Posted on July 17, 2013 by rgeller

Last year I wrote about online crowdfunding, and how it could give startups another way to not just raise capital but also take their stories public. There was much excitement here in the NY tech community and nationally about the … Continue reading →

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Tear Down that eHail Wall, Mr. Mayor!

Posted on March 12, 2013 by rgeller

Allow eHail apps to hail cabs in NYC! A judge just denied NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's quest to outlaw large sugary drinks here.  Now I hear that Bloomberg has styrofoam cups in his crosshairs. Since the Mayor has been such … Continue reading →

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