Want To Prevent Mass Shootings? Stop The Wall-To-Wall National Media Coverage
When a troubled teen sees the chance to suddenly be elevated to a national platform, he may just take that opportunity.
For Public Sanity’s Sake, It’s Time To Slow The News Cycle
Public opinion in the moments after news breaks is changing the very nature of coverage in ways that confirm biases more than they inform.
Reaction To Steve Scalise’s Shooting Teaches Us To Fear Indifference More Than Hate
It’s likely that most Americans have little recollection of where they were or what they were doing when they learned about Steve Scalise and the others who had been wounded. Why?
Media Attention To The South’s Wildfires Will Only Make Things Worse
Despite our society’s need for media validation in response to a crisis, I don’t believe constant, wall-to-wall media coverage is beneficial.
Hillary Clinton Is Playing Taylor Swift’s Failed Branding Game
Just like Taylor Swift, Hillary Clinton is playing the twenty-first-century PR game by twentieth-century rules.