Washington Monument Strategy: Political PR Tool or Crass Manipulation?

I read an article about local government using the threat of budget shortfalls to close a popular and much-needed public service. The writer referred to it as a Washington Monument Strategy. I had never heard that phrase before but a Google search showed it along with the phrase Washington Monument Syndrome being used a bit lately. (Read more…)

Martha, Martha, Martha! What Martha is Teaching Us

Are we sick of Martha Stewart yet?

The media is about five minutes away from overkill on the Martha Stewart story, but don’t expect that to stop editors and producers from pushing for more Martha stories. The domestic Goddess makes for good ink and exciting television play. A&E, the normally staid entertainment network, is rushing out a Martha program and is promoting it by using sound bites from the federal prosecutor’s press conference announcing Martha’s indictment. (Read more…)