January 2011
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Make War, Not Love
Phil Taylor’s articles in Sports Illustrated are always great, but this one should strike a chord for those in public relations. It holds some valuable lessons for communicators (as well as anyone who doesn’t want to come across as out of touch with their audience).
If you’re not going to read it, the point is this: Know your audience, and remember that the people who support...
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Write your first draft with your heart. Re-write with your head.
– From the movie Finding Forrester (via foggybythebay)
(Maybe more for the creative writer, but it still works.)
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Silence enables corruption in Canada
Caught this in the Toronto Sun. Pretty succinct and well-put. I would suggest reading the entire article.
There is a sickness in the land. We have ceded too much control over our country to self-serving politicians and cultural narcissists.
We worry too much what people say and write and too little about what people in power actually do.
Let’s review.
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