Category Archives: News Industry

Chicago Tribune Has Designs On New Era

Today marks a new era for the Chicago Tribune, with a radically new layout and design. I’m still wading through it, and it’s going to take some time to adjust to it and give this re-invention a full assessment. Clearly, the Internet has wielded a major influence on the design and sensibility of the latest […]

Red Flag: Palin’s Math Inflation Problem

Opinions are one thing. You and I can disagree, and neither one of us is right or wrong necessarily. Or maybe there’s some truth in both of our stances. But when it comes to two plus two equaling anything other than four, that’s where we should draw the line. Through my Go Figure: Making Numbers […]

PR Tip: Be Way of Any Hyphenated Stat

Fastest-growing” this, “Biggest-dropping” that Always be wary Of any hyphenated stat Of all the numeracy tips that I’ve shared with reporters and publicists, in training sessions and columns, this one about “fastest-growing” claims is certainly in the Top 5. In the PR world, abusing and misusing the phrase leaves the user open to attack as […]