The Flack

This weblog attempts to shine a brighter light on the subtle role public relations plays in politics, culture, media, business and sports. Through greater transparency, the author hopes to make the profession better understood and perhaps more widely appreciated.

Example

I find it a bit eery that on the day after I post a photo of News Corp. heir apparent Lachlan Murdoch on this blog (see previous item), he resigns from the company. I better be more judicious about image selection moving forward. Hmmm. On second thought, perhaps an image of Charles Dolan’s son will produce the same effect.

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What Brown Can Do for You

Posted by Peter Himler on 28th July 2005

Example

So what’s the point of holding a news conference when the news already is out? That’s the feeling I’m having at this very moment as the entire New York media corps gathers at Madison Square Garden to hear that Larry Brown has been hired (at $10 mill per year!) as the new coach of the New York Knicks. The danger of pre-announcing the main headline lies in the fact that reporters’ questions may delve deeper into areas the Garden may not be willing or prepared to address. Of course, local TV sports producers and talent need pictures, so Larry and Isiah re-united at The Garden will nicely fill that void making the no-new-news news conference viable.

(I’d be surprised if Jim Dolan, the much-maligned (by the city’s rabid basketball and hockey fans) CEO of MSG parent Cablevision, subjects himself to the gaggle of the NY sports press.)

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