Insights & advice for smarter media management
Media relations: Make-up or break-up?
The relationship between the media and celebrity newsmakers has been on a downhill slide for many years.
Why sports teams must adapt to the new media game
There was a time when it was routine for a journalist to gather up the private phone number of VIPs – and call them directly for a comment or interview whenever they became especially newsworthy.
Don’t let technology take your mana
We have a concept in New Zealand known as mana, which we have inherited from Maori culture (Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand). While there is no direct translation into english, mana has been defined as “authority, control, influence, prestige, power, and also honour”.
Kieran Foran and the real price of the news
A few years ago, when a reporter asked me for Kieran Foran’s mobile number, I passed it on to him. I’d already checked with Kieran if that was OK, but on reflection it was a wrong move.
Appreciating the nature of success
A few weeks ago I grabbed my smartphone and wrote down this thought: The people who will thrive and inspire in this age are the ones who – despite all the distractions that compete for their attention – manage to connect with and nurture their greatest gifts and passions.
AFL and the media: An interview with Fremantle’s Luke Morfesse
Fremantle’s media and comms manager, Luke Morfesse, shares some thoughts on handling media requests and why he uses Blinder. By Caley Wilson.
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