This election has, for most Canadians, been a non-event thus far. The majority of people who will tune in are going to do so after the debates, the first of which will happen Tuesday, April 12. This week, the Liberals scored some victories by taking an opposite tack to the strongly negative beginning of Conservative …
Category Archives: Public Relations
My thoughts on #Elxn41 – Week 1
This first week has really shown that social media is creating a new playing field. 1. Social media and main stream media are mutually leading one another We’re seeing a really interesting reinforcing effect here: when an event happens, social media is all a-twitter about it. The thing is, Twitter is dominated by the top …
Why politicians are changing their Twitter names for the election
You may have noticed that during this 41st Canadian federal election, your Member of Parliament has changed his or her Twitter handle. He or she is probably doing this to avoid the perception of conflict of interest: MPs are not meant to use their MP offices to further their personal interests. Another question to ask …
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Big Progress Update on Journal of Professional Communication (JPC)!
Today is a day with some exciting news for the Journal of Professional Communication. We now have a good collection of manuscripts submitted for consideration, and we are sending them out for anonymous double-blind peer review. A particularly exciting news item is that our Editorial Board is now complete. It is a large board, but …
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A photoshoot with Rabee Younes in Toronto!
I spent today with Rabee Younes one of my former students who is just starting his studio as a professional photographer. He is one of the most creative, talented and good-natured people I have dealt with. I could always tell he was special. When he was a student in our communications and multimedia program at …
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A Big Day: Visit to Cormex Research & PR/Social Media Talk
Today was an eventful day. First, I taught my French semantics class this morning. Then I got a little work done in my office until the COMM-Lab managers, Shelagh Hartford and Arun Jacob, joined me in my office and we drove in to Toronto to have a research visit with our lab industry partner, Cormex …
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Gave guest lecture at the Canadian International Council (CIC-Hamilton) on Wikileaks.
I just got home after a wonderful evening that blended all the things I like: politics, public affairs, government, food and fascinating people who wanted to talk. I spoke on the topic of “Wikileaks: Has government communication changed forever?” I was speaking to the Hamilton Chapter of the Canadian International Council. I was amazed to …
Signed a contract for a new book: Understanding Public Relations in Canada
Today was a very good day! First, David Estok, VP of the Sickkids Foundation came to guest lecture and was a huge hit with the students. He really brought to life for them the relationship between the news industry and the PR business. It was most enlightening and engaging. Joey Coleman attended as well. Afterward, …
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Gave a “Mac on the Road” Alumni Lecture on “Making Sense of Social Media”
I had a wonderful night giving a public lecture to a great audience at the Holiday Inn on Wyecroft Rd in Oakville. The lecture was in the “Mac on the Road” Alumni Lecture Series, so I knew some people in the crowd! What a pleasure to reconnect with people who were my students only a …
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My Keynote at REVISE: Social Media is a Key to Personal Branding
On Friday afternoon, I gave a keynote address and three one-hour workshops on building a personal brand using social media at REVISE, an event organised by Steph Seagram, program director, Cossart Exchange in Hamilton, and Vanessa Sage, a PhD student in Anthropology (working on the James St N arts renaissance in Hamilton). The theme of …
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