News, faster than the speed of spin
In the Observer, Peter Preston notes that the internet is beating the bejesus out of London’s tabloids. And at Eat the Press, Rachel Sklar notes that news now spreads faster than a flack can pick up a phone:
. . . the news about Gibson’s drunken anti-Semitic tirade was broken online and disseminated immediately via the internet, before traditional print outlets had the chance to do their reporting and, more importantly, before Gibson’s people had a chance to react and spin accordingly . . .
The internet is often acccused of making news spread too quickly, before journalists and editors can vet and verify — fog of war, and all that. But Rachel finds the considerable advantage of news outrunning spin. Sometimes, news is best served raw.
Tags: journalism, pr
August 11th, 2006 at 11:50 am
With the foiled “Piranha Bomb /organic solvent bomb (proxide, acetone, isopropyl alcohol, and a Ipod - which will cause an explosion,) attempt over in Britain. It’s a good time to look at what folks really need to carry on an airplane these days besides themselves.
Let’s agree to take as lil as possible when traveling about our country. Anything you may think you need while traveling can be bought after your flight.