J-Schools Adapt to Digital Media

On Sunday, The New York Times featured a profile on how journalism schools are dealing with, and adapting to, the fact that digital media is forever changing the traditional media landscape. The story mentions how one professor realized his “Business of Journalism” course was nothing more than a history lesson in desperate need of revision.

Contrary to the recent doom and gloom, however, the article reports how some institutions are proactively meeting the challenge, which could perhaps be summed up in these six words: Click here to read the story.

Putting the "Arrr" in PR

The Jolly Roger…bottles of rum…buried treasure. These are the things that come to mind when one hears the word “pirate.” Now it looks like we need to add “spokesperson” to that list.

It seems that pirates pillaging off the coast of Somalia have an actual spokesman to deal with media inquiries. One such flack recently explained the pirate’s mission to a reporter from the NY Times.

To read PR Week’s account, click here.
To learn to talk like a pirate, click here.