Managed Transparency

Last week, this blog touched on the recent conversation surrounding “the media interview” in which many of the self-anointed new media pundits portrayed the live media interview as outmoded, if not antithetical to the reporting process.Their vitriol was in part inspired by the popular Fred Vogelstein of Wired who attempted to interview Jason Calacanis and…… Continue reading Managed Transparency

Wag-Ed the Dog

So the New York Times finally picked up on what’s been the talk of the PR blogosphere over the last week — the now-famous leaked (5000+ word!) agency briefing memo about Wired magazine’s Fred Vogelstein. (Maybe there is some validity to the notion that blogging begets MSM?)There’s not much more I can add to the…… Continue reading Wag-Ed the Dog