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Mar 15, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Primary Audiences for Online Newsrooms
It is a misperception in the PR business that the primary audience of an organization’s online newsroom is the news media.Mar 11, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
The News Group Net Will Miss Founding Partner Springfield Lewis
Springfield Lewis had hired me a couple of times to photograph stories for his IBM publications before we met in the Missisippi River city almost 25 years ago.Aug 17, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Photography
The Twenty Minute B-Roll
On a recent Sunday I accompanied my wife the the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center to view a collection of artists that were displaying there work. While there I gave myself a quick project; shoot video and seeMar 19, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Using iMovie To Produce Slide Shows
It was a little perplexing how to prepare a multi-photo entry for the Houston IABC Bronze Quill Awards. I was in search of a presentation that would showcase my entry of pipeliners constructing the ONEOK Viking Pipeline extension inMar 09, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Calumet, It’s Where the Pros Don’t Go Anymore
I can no longer recommend Victor Frey, or Calumet to anyone, and I would suggest that others also re-evalute their business relationships with Vic and Calumet.Jan 27, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Image and Reputation
Is Corporate Photography Dead?
Corporate photography may not be dead, but it’s on the critical list. If the patient is to survive, photographers must reinvent themselves, along with their profession. A new and healthy photography industry must be willing to accept some hard-to-swallow changes.
Bulldog Reporter’s Visual Thumbs-Up
Traditional public relations firms have never appreciated – or had much success with – using great photography. They’re often focusing on billable hours. What escapes most agencies and corporate PR teams is the knowledge of how to successfully use photographersOct 14, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
IABC’s “Be Heard” is Heard on Examiner.Com
As a lifetime member of IABC, imagine my surprise while researching a twitter post by IABC Dallas member Scott Cytron on the effectiveness of the media site Examiner.com, that the slogan being touted by Examiner.com was “Be Heard.”
Assignments
January 2010 Brings Busy Travel Schedule
The depressed economy of 2009 brought numerous challenges for those of us in the field of corporate communications; from budget constraints to seeing friends laid off, from the death of publications to the rise of social media. The year 2010Dec 30, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Oct-Nov-Dec a Busy Travel Time
The fall winds are starting to blow, and that means annual report season. As the temperatures cool, and the airplane's empty, I am looking forward to hitting the road again with photographic gear in hand.Oct 08, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
An International Effort on Imperial Sugar’s Newsroom
I was there to document the historic moment in photos, and called upon to use a little of my rusty reporting skills.Jul 27, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Other Recent Articles
A Culinary Experience at Equinox in DC
A chilly November evening in Washington provided the opportunity for a very haute culinary experience at one of DC’s premier restaurants. Located a few blocks from the White House at 818 Connecticut Ave, NW, Todd Gray’s Equinox provided the perfect fireside dining opportunity to meet family friends Stuart and Paula Haney.
Dec 07, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Dinner in DC with John & Tiba Sheptor and Lemonade Day Winner
Joining the Imperial Sugar CEO John Sheptor and his wife Tiba and Hoff family for dinner were Chef Eddy Van Damme and Kyle Hicks of Houston, and Ed and Adrienne Lallo of Austin, Texas. (Story from ImperialSugarNewsroom.com)
Dec 06, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Belmont Hotel Dallas Views
An added bonus of the Belmont Hotel is the location right above the hotel that offers a perfect skyline shot of Dallas for both morning and evening shots.
Stanford University develops ‘Frankencamera’!
It’s big. It’s ugly. And it’s made from recycled parts, at least for now. It’s called the “Frankencamera” — and it might someday change the way you take pictures.
Oct 13, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The News Group Net defines “Corporate Journalism”
“Corporate journalism” is more grounded in the expertise of strategic communications and journalism than social media. There is more vision in corporate journalism, a clearer purpose. It requires authentic expertise to practice corporate journalism.
Sep 29, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Forty-years later, Maur Hill Reunion
Who were those strangers I saw two weeks ago at my high school reunion. Somewhere behind the graying hair, the wrinkles and the expanded waistlines were hints of the young boys that I lived with for four years of high school.
Sep 23, 2009 | 2 comments | View Post
Dedications can be fun?
Ok, so I wasn’t really happy being dragged by my wife to the dedication of the new Seton Hospital Hays County in lovely Kyle, Texas. With a little imagination I could have spent my Sunday afternoon watching the Houston Texan’s actually win a football game.
Sep 21, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
In the Digital Era, David Henderson is the One to Call!
Actor Rainn Wilson from NBC’s “The Office” sums up the value of the new book by David Henderson — “Making News in the Digital Era” — when he says:
“Henderson gets it. He knows the online media world and has interesting things to say. Besides, he’s the dude who got me on Twitter.”
Sep 19, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Transparency Transcends Print, Social Media
Interesting article from my friend Scott H. Cytron, ABC. Scott is a Dallas native who has worked more almost three decades in the communications profession in internal and external roles
If you publish content for your firm, company, or even blog, Facebook, Tweet or have a LinkedIn profile – and don’t think people are listening and watching to what you do or say – you need to wake up!
