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#MediaMonday – Bob Boze Bell
Scott Hanson | May 2, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday comes from the Wild West. Actually, it’s from Bob Boze Bell, executive editor of True West magazine, which captures the history of the American frontier through authentic literary nonfiction and heritage travel narratives in the spirit of the Wild West. Started in 1953, True West is the world’s oldest, continuously-published Western American magazine. Bob […]
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#MediaMonday – Paul Fletcher
Scott Hanson | Apr 25, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday is completely legal! It’s from Paul Fletcher, publisher and editor-in-chief of Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Virginia Medical Law Report and www.valawyersweekly.com, where he’s been at the helm for 28 years. In addition to running the legal publications, Paul is the current national president of the Society of Professional Journalists. I had the opportunity to […]
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#MediaMonday – Weldon Johnson
Scott Hanson | Apr 18, 2016
With the 100-degree temperature mark looming, today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from Weldon Johnson, part of the Explore Arizona team for the Arizona Republic. He has been with The Republic in various roles starting as a high school sports reporter in 2000. Weldon also worked as a community news reporter at the Republic in Scottsdale, […]
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#MediaMonday – Dena Roche
Alison Bailin | Apr 11, 2016
There is nothing like golf to bring women together. Okay, fine, it was the Waste Management Phoenix Open – not specifically golf, I suppose – that brought Dena Roche and me together. And, if you want to get even more specific, it was the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess’ director of public relations – and Phoenix Open […]
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#MediaMonday – Michelle “Shelly” Talsma Everson
Alison Bailin | Apr 4, 2016
Today’s #MediaMonday is a buddy! One we actually first profiled almost exactly five years ago today, in fact. But, she has chosen HMATime to make a special announcement. So, without further ado, we are turning today’s column over to Michelle “Shelly” Talsma Everson. So, Shelly, tell us everything! What do you want to tell the […]
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Crisis Communications – Women: Get On Your Knees
Rachel Brockway | Mar 31, 2016
Most people who know me know that I am passionate about a lot of things (my son is number one and tennis isn’t far behind). So, it probably comes as no surprise that quite often I come across situations regarding tennis that I am moved to write blog posts about. A couple of weeks ago […]
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#Media Monday – Suzanne Wilson
Scott Hanson | Mar 28, 2016
Today’s Media Monday comes to us from Suzanne Wilson, web content manager for the Times Media Group’s Phoenix.org. Times Media Group is a digital and print media company operating in the Phoenix and Tucson metro markets. The company owns the East Valley Tribune and Ahwatukee Foothills News. It also publishes an array of titles, including The […]
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#MediaMonday – Lynn Walsh
Scott Hanson | Mar 21, 2016
[inlinetweet prefix=”” tweeter=”” suffix=””]Today’s #MediaMonday comes to us from one Arizona’s most popular vacation destinations, #SanDiego.[/inlinetweet] Lynn Walsh is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been working in investigative journalism at the national level as well as locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida. Currently she leads the KNSD (NBC 7) investigative team in San […]
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Crisis Communications – Sharapova’s Drug Crisis
Rachel Brockway | Mar 17, 2016
I seem to be on a path right now to write about crisis communications (I must be part of some multi-platform database from Facebook and Twitter to show me articles I would be interested in – which include public relations and crisis communications) because just a few weeks ago I wrote about Uber’s crisis communications […]
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#MediaMonday – Erik Merkow
Alison Bailin | Mar 14, 2016
Each Monday, we are posting a blog to help our readers get to know the media just a little bit better. With a TWIST! No, we aren’t posting story pitch tips or media lists, but instead great stories from the media themselves about their lives, their work and other little known facts! Think of it […]
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Crisis Communications – Responding vs Reacting
Rachel Brockway | Mar 10, 2016
Earlier this week I heard about Whole Foods being under fire for selling whole pre-peeled oranges in plastic containers. Very quickly, as a result of social media, Whole Foods (and people who would purchase the product) were being attacked for being too lazy to peel an orange and also the waste of the plastic container […]
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#MediaMonday – Kerry Fehr-Snyder
Abbie Fink | Mar 7, 2016
I have known Kerry Fehr-Snyder for a long time. Our paths have crossed personally and professionally many times over the years. She was a long-time print journalist at the Arizona Republic, moved into communications for a state agency and most recently announced that she was moving to KJZZ, Phoenix’s NPR affiliate. You know sometimes the […]
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