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Share Instead of writing an apology letter to Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas per the request of her high school principal, 18 year old Emma Sullivan was commentating on first amendment rights and social media to CNN. Twitter, the social media platform, shed light on Sullivan’s comments regarding the governor last week when he spoke to [...] November 30th, 2011 | Tags: CNN, Emma Sullivan, Facebook, Ragan, Sam Brownback, social media, Twitter | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Policy Communications
One comment | Share: Share In Sunday’s New York Times, the third richest person in the world penned an op ed asking President Obama and Congress to raise his taxes. Since then, Warren Buffett’s op ed is appearing everywhere. Political commentators are discussing the viability of his recommendation to tax the wealthiest in the U.S., media outlets are writing stories [...] August 16th, 2011 | Tags: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Media Relations, New York Times, op ed, op ed writing, opinion, social media, Stop Coddling the Super-Rich, Twitter, warren buffett | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Media Relations, Policy Communications
Leave a comment | Share: Share As communicators for social change, we know that our work won’t produce instant results, won’t necessarily earn us millions and won’t always be valuable in certain people’s eyes. As a green business pioneer Ray Anderson said, “Well, it’s hard. It’s the work of a lifetime. It takes an awful lot of patience and stick-to-itiveness.”
August 11th, 2011 | Tags: Ecology of Commerce, environment, green, In memoriam, Interface, Mission Zero, Ray Anderson, social change | Categories: Policy Communications, Social Issues
Leave a comment | Share: Share Some people communicate for social change with garden shears, slowly trimming the landscape to a more pleasing picture. Others communicate with a machete, lopping off deadwood and anything else that gets in the way of change. Photo courtesy of NIH Bernadine Healy, who died Aug. 6 at 67 of a recurrence of brain cancer, was [...] August 9th, 2011 | Tags: bernadine healy, national institutes of health, women's health | Categories: Communications Heroes, Policy Communications, Social Issues, Social Marketing, Uncategorized
One comment | Share: Share Living in the era of “Intervention” and “Celebrity Rehab” reality TV shows and pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness, it’s hard to remember there was a time when society viewed seeking treatment for addiction as shameful and battles with breast cancer were kept secret. Photo courtesy of dbking on Flickr Former First Lady Betty Ford, [...] July 9th, 2011 | Tags: Addiction, Betty Ford, Breast Cancer Awareness, communications heroes, First Lady, persuasive storytelling, Policy Communications, Recovery, social change, social issues, White House | Categories: Communications Heroes, Policy Communications, Social Issues, Training & TA, Uncategorized
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