By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘Doug Barclay was one of the few politicians whom I have encountered during my 60 years in the business that understands how journalists and the news…
Book written nearly 70 years ago describes the Trump phenomenon By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘Now that the Trump presidency has come to an end, we are still trying to figure…
President Trump popularized the term ‘fake news’ but fabricated news articles have been around for a long time By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘We are living in a new political world…
By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘Do our political servants today have more scandals than their predecessors, or is it that today’s news media are more probing, and scandals and sexual indiscretions…
By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘The three brands are the latest of a number of products and images that have come under intense scrutiny because of their unacceptable stereotypical portrayal of…
By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘I would have liked to have known is that the road to the top is not a six-lane superhighway but more like a pothole-infested secondary road’…
What has changed since the start of coronavirus crisis? Everything! By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘Sure, we have had disruptions in our lives before. When weather forecasters warned of a major…
They are accused of using arcane language that most humans do not. This newsspeak is called “journalese” By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘What about the “heist” at the local savings and…
Dawn of new decade likely to bring same problems we’ve faced in the two first decades By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net ‘The decade does not officially end until Dec. 31, 2020.…
By Bruce Frassinelli bfrassinelli@ptd.net Trump has a long history of not admitting errors — the recent episode involving Hurricane Dorian just confirms that once more Too many business people and…
