Social isn’t connecting us, it’s pushing us apart. We’re always looking down at devices, even when another human might be right there in front of us. Now what happens when we are forced into even more screentime, living almost entirely in a media environment?
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Consider the Source: Series Overview
If we want to create positive change in the world, it will take strong ideas expressed with clarity and empathy. Consider the Source is a new project that audits the way we consume, share, and produce media.
Turning the Page (Episode 187)
It feels like a chance to reset. How will that affect our media diet – what we consume, what we share, and what we produce?
Why Black Lives Matter Is Such a Powerful Slogan
Looking at it through a media lens, Black Lives Matter is precise and powerful as a slogan. It’s direct, efficient, and airtight as an assertion. Let’s unpack the phrase to understand why it works so well.
Now We Know
It feels good to celebrate, with good reason. But record turnout revealed something about the coming challenges we face as a culture.
Podcasting as a Virtual Book Group (Live Online Session)
I spoke at the IPNE’s 9th Annual New England Publishing Conference meeting on Friday November 6, talking to a group of authors and publishers about about podcasting as a means of book promotion.
What Happens Tomorrow?
My hat’s off to all of you who shoved aside intentional roadblocks to make your voice heard. Whatever happens tomorrow, thank you all the same.
How to Attract an Agent, Publisher, or Label
An agent, producer, or publisher has to make decisions based on money. If they invest in you, will they get that investment back? Will they make a profit? If the answer to these questions is, “I’m not sure,” then you are not going to get picked. It’s as simple as that. Let’s remedy that.
Refocusing When Focusing Is Difficult
Have you had trouble focusing lately? Me too. Fighting through it the best I can, I’ve been learning a lot lately – and more importantly, unlearning a lot as well.
No One Wants to Read an Email Newsletter
Email marketing is one of the most important tools for any small business. Can we come up with something other than “email newsletter” to call it, though?