For one week in February, social media aficionados gather for an annual meeting-of-the-minds known as Social Media Week. The Highline Stages in New York City’s Meatpacking District hosts panels, master classes,…
“Without journalists we’re all blindfolded”
“Without journalists we’re all blindfolded.” That’s the rallying cry of the #FreeAustinTice campaign. If you haven’t heard about the campaign yet, here’s the scenario: Austin Tice, a freelance journalist, disappeared…
All the news that’s fit to post
Recently, The New York Times’ executive editor Dean Baquet announced to staff that the paper was retiring one of its long-standing traditions. No longer would reporters “pitch to Page One” during…
The day Sen. Barbara Mikulski gave me hell
It’s a rite of passage for any young professional: You’re trying so hard to impress your boss that you inevitably make a misstep that you remember for the rest of…
Three steps to successfully selling your big idea
Yesterday at Social Media Week New York I had the chance to hear a “fireside chat” with Bonin Bough, Vice President of Global Media and Consumer Engagement at Mondelez International….