One month into the Trump Administration, you’d think that the sour relationship between the President and the news media covering him is “unprecedented” in its ugliness and vitriol spewing from both sides. Time out. Although the current standoff is ugly and increasingly shrill, it is by no means unusual. In fact, since John Adams, the […]

In a previous post, I talked about fake news, what it is and isn’t. In the month since then, fake news has soared in search and seems to be a part of almost all articles and blogs about the media. Leave it to the New York Times to seek out and find a very successful […]

By Paul Bernish Stop the presses! It’s not a good time to be in the newspaper business. This is surely not news; the impending death of daily newspaper journalism has been talked and written about for years. But as recent events demonstrate, print versions of news providers are definitely on life support. The question now […]

By Paul Bernish If there is one aspect of journalism that drives me to distraction, it is shorthand euphemisms in news stories. Examples? “Voter fraud,” is a phrase often employed in accounts of legislation to change state election laws, as in changes are “needed” to prevent voter fraud. You’ll find this catch-phrase in regular use […]

By Paul Bernish A new Gallup poll of business has revealed the not-so-startling finding that when it comes to online marketing, how many “followers” or fans you have is not nearly as critical to success as the quality and relevance to your brand of those who do follow you. Well, duh! It’s fair to say […]