Media Hits: February 2022
Every month, media outlets around the world consult with the experts at the Newhouse School for context on what’s happening in communications and why. Here are some of this month’s stories:
Professor of Practice
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Media hits
- High-powered PR firm secretly bought an industry news site to tout itself, bash rivals
CRAIN’S NEW YORK
“The end game for public relations is trust and once trust is fractured it’s tough to earn back.”
Tony D’Angelo
Associate Professor
ADVERTISING
Media hits
- Prepare Yourself for This Weekend’s ‘Crypto Bowl’
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“These companies are conveying that we’re not this weird little nerdy kid in the corner who’s doing sort-of shifty stuff. We are a real company, a real advertiser, we’re here to stay, we’re mainstream.”
Beth Egan
Associate Professor
COMMUNICATIONS
Media hits
“Since Trump wants to run for office again, the timeline of the app is driven by political objectives—not by readiness of the platform.”
Jennifer Grygiel
Associate Professor
MAGAZINE, NEWS AND DIGITAL JOURNALISM
Media hits
- Sarah Palin’s Anti-New York Times Crusade Crashes and Burns
THE DAILY BEAST - Judge will toss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against New York Times
THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS - Roy Gutterman on Sarah Palin’s Defamation Lawsuit Against the New York Times
C-SPAN - Censorship of Tully student offers an inadvertent civics lesson (author)
SYRACUSE.COM
“This is the type of case that shows exactly why we have the actual malice standard under the First Amendment. Public officials have to overcome a high burden for a reason.”
Roy Gutterman
Assistant Professor
TELEVISION, RADIO AND FILM
Media hits
Associate Professor
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Media hits
- 10 crucial considerations for making digital content accessible (co-author, with doctoral student Katherine Hausler)
PRDAILY
Director
BANDIER PROGRAM
Media hits
“I don’t think for most rational people this Joe Rogan issue is about censorship, as much as it is about this belief that folks should be liable for distributing [irresponsible] information.”
Bill Werde