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There’s no such thing as ‘off the record’

By Lyndon Johnson On July 28, 2017 · Add Comment · In Media Relations, Media Relationships, Public Relations, Toronto
I made a mistake in trusting in a reporter. It won’t happen again. — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) July 28, 2017 Anthony Scaramucci isn’t the first, and won’t be the last, to see something they told a journalist in print. What is concerning is that the Communications Director for The White House appears not to understandContinue Reading
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Alternative Facts, Fake News & Inaccurate Reporting

By Lyndon Johnson On January 22, 2017 · Add Comment · In Communications Strategy, Storytelling, Strategy, Toronto
Alternative Facts, Fake News & Inaccurate Reporting After KellyAnne Conway‘s interview with NBC this morning the term “alternative facts” has been trending on Twitter. Throughout the US election we heard the term “Fake News” in almost every report.  It appears we’ll be using and discussing it for the next few years. Trump Press Secretary SeanContinue Reading
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Fake News Solution: journalism

Journalism Is The Solution To Fake News

By Lyndon Johnson On December 16, 2016 · Add Comment · In Communications Strategy, Storytelling, Toronto
Journalism Is The Solution To Fake News Solution Journalism is the solution to fake news.  As a recovering broadcast journalist (I spent almost the first six years of my career working in local news and sport) I’ve watched most media outlets move from journalism to content syndication. Looking at this image it’s not about the outletContinue Reading
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Content vs. Journalism. Free Publicity vs. Free Press.

By Lyndon Johnson On November 22, 2016 · Add Comment · In Communications Strategy, Lean Communications Methodology, Public Relations, Publicity, Toronto
  Content Vs. Journalism. Free Publicity Vs. Free Press. The topics of ‘Content Vs. Journalist. Free Publicity Vs. Free Press.’ have come up in recent weeks. Here I explain the difference and why the terms are not interchangeable. For more posts like this visit https://comms.bar
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