Prep for the opposition

This month the men of Environics Communications braved the streets to raise awareness – and funds – for the White Ribbon Campaign: the world’s largest effort of men working to end violence against women. On October 1st they participated in Walk a Mile in her Shoes (WAMIHS); an event during which they walked one full [...]

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Breaking news!

This morning, the TV newscast was running a continuous loop of footage of a stroller rolling onto train tracks in Australia just seconds before the train roared in. Miraculously the baby survived.  
And of course, yesterday apparently the full resources of the entire Western news media were engaged in tracking a runaway, flying saucer-shaped balloon [...]

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Nothing late about Letterman’s confession

David Letterman’s stunning admission on national television that he has had sex with women who work for him, despite having a long-term girlfriend he recently married and with whom he has a child, has the news media and blogosphere a-buzz.
In a 10-minute monologue from behind his familiar desk on The Late Show, the famous host [...]

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Communication strategies add heat to climate change negotiations

The countdown to Copenhagen and the start of the U.N. Climate Change Conference have proponents and opponents unleashing an array of communication activities hoping to shape the outcome of these negotiations
As the campaign unfolds in these final weeks, what can we learn from these communication strategies and tactics? What will be the outcome?
It is one [...]

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