debates Archives - Flatiron Communications

Voodoo Doctors

Barack Obama, debates, Howard Kurtz, John McCain, politics, PR, spin / By Peter Himler

How much influence does post-debate coverage have in determining the evening’s ultimate winner and loser? A considerable amount, if you believe the WashPost’s media watcher Howard Kurtz who today turned his sights on the “spin doctors” who were working their “voodoo” at Ole Miss following Friday’s stand-off: “Obama may have won the insta-polls after Friday’s […]

Voodoo Doctors Read More »

Black Tie PR

From its outset, this blog attempted to ferret out the often obscured role public relations plays in business, politics, culture, sports, technology, media, entertainment and style. Some days, the headline makes that role quite clear; Others times it’s more subliminal. Two stories that fall squarely in the former category popped on the front page of