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Share Photo courtesy of Franklin Garcia Though it may not seem to be the case, any great communicator has to be a great listener as well, and there is no doubt that Saul Solorzano was just that. I met Saul more than 20 years ago when I was just learning to speak Spanish. Though [...] August 22nd, 2011 | Tags: advocacy, CARECEN, civil rights, communications, cultural competency, multicultural, Saul Solorzano | Categories: Communications Heroes, Social Issues
One comment | Share: Share Romanization of character language systems, such as Chinese, can pose cultural and linguistic challenges for communicators. Photo credit: Our Signature by 2493™ on Flickr Have you noticed in the coverage about the protests in Libya that the name of the country’s leader is spelled differently depending on the news organization? I’ve seen his name reported as Muammar el-Qaddafi, [...] March 1st, 2011 | Tags: audience outreach, audience research, communication, cultural competency, el-Qaddafi, Gaddafi, Gadhafi, language, Latin, Libya, linguistic competency, multicultural communication, Multicultural Outreach, Qaddafi, Romanization, Slate, transliteration | Categories: Design & Editorial, Multicultural Outreach, Policy Communications, Social Issues, Social Marketing
One comment | Share: Share In a technology-driven world where face-to-face interaction is often limited and more communication is taking place digitally, it’s easy to lose sight of the person on the receiving end of our messages. As good communicators, it’s our job to take a careful look at each audience we are trying to reach and develop messages [...] December 28th, 2010 | Tags: A Year of InSites, audience, audience outreach, audience research, cultural competency, person-first language | Categories: Design & Editorial, Integrated Media Services, Social Marketing
Leave a comment | Share: Share A scary afternoon in Washington, D.C. last week brought mental health back into the headlines. Earlier this year, I talked about the importance of using culturally and linguistically competent words, especially when talking about mental health. But in reviewing the coverage of the Discovery Channel hostage situation in Silver Spring, Maryland, it seems like [...] September 7th, 2010 | Tags: American Psychological Association, APA, breaking news, communication, cultural competency, Discovery Channel, health communications, hostage, James Jay Lee, linguistic competency, media, Media Relations, public relations, stigma, University of Washington, Washington DC, word choice | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Media Relations, Multicultural Outreach, Social Marketing, Strategic Planning, Training & TA
One comment | Share: Share On Wednesday, the Associated Press (AP) announced the appointment of former Jerusalem bureau chief Steve Gutkin as their new “Oil Spill Editor.” According to a memo sent to AP staff and released to the Poynter Institute: The Gulf Oil spill has been an enormous journalistic challenge. A sprawling story, much of it occurring literally out [...] July 2nd, 2010 | Tags: agriculture, AP, Associated Press, BP, British Petroleum, communication, cultural competency, editor, energy, environment, food, Gulf Coast, health, media, media outreach, Media Relations, oil spill, Oil Spill Editor, politics, The Poynter Institute | Categories: Integrated Media Services, Media Relations
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