- Is public relations simply talking to people, placing press releases and blocking access to executives?
In fact, none of those are at the core of modern PR, according to PR mogul Richard Edelman. Good summary of what public relations is really about. - What’s with all the wonks starting up their own web sites?
It’s a move toward data-driven journalism by some pretty sharp folks, including 538′s Nate Silver and and Vox’s Ezra Klein. - How can musicians make money if they don’t sell little plastic disks?
Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls answered the question back in 2010. - How has congress benefited from Comcast and Time Warner Cable proposed merger?
Well, there’s been a lot of money involved. - Are all the list stories (listicles!) at BuzzFeed anything new?
Perhaps not. Here’s one that ran in the New York World back in 1906!
And finally…. What has Girl Talk done since All Day came out several years ago?
Well, he did this set at Coachella 2014 with a bunch of big-time guests. NSFW language, of course. Not optimistic on how long this will be available.