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EDITORIAL: GUILTY ERROR

Written by CHRIS FARAONE, JOHN LOFTUS, AND JASON PRAMAS Posted May 17, 2021 Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

New advertising industry initiative should protect the independent press, not just major outlets like the Boston Globe

Filed Under: COVID, Editorial, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: advertising, Allen & Gerritsen, American Association of Advertising Agencies, Association of National Advertisers, Boston Globe, business, Chris Faraone, criticism, DigBoston, editorial, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, marketing, media, news, newspaper, PR, public relations

EDITORIAL: MAJOR NEWSPAPERS SHOULD GIVE BACK FACEBOOK GRANTS

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 12, 2020 Filed Under: Analysis, COVID, Editorial, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Money should go to the local independent news outlets the digital giant has hurt worst

Filed Under: Analysis, COVID, Editorial, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: business, Canada, Chris Faraone, conglomerate, corporation, criticism, data, DigBoston, Digital, editorial, funding, grant, greed, Guam, Jason Pramas, John Loftus, Journalism, media, multinational, national, news, newspapers, nonprofit, PR, public relations, Puerto Rico, slider, social media, usa

GENERAL ELECTRIC FAIL

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted November 15, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Conglomerate’s woes throw Boston HQ deal contradictions into bold relief

 

What a surprise. General Electric is tanking, and the scheme to bring the multinational’s headquarters to Boston is looking worse by the day. And whom shall the public blame if that once-secret deal cut by Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh in January 2016 goes south? Potentially ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: boondoggle, Boston, Boston Globe, Boston Planning and Development Agency, Boston Redevelopment Authority, building, capitalism, construction, corporation, corruption, criticism, deal, fort point, GE, General Electric, Giveaway, Gov Charlie Baker, headquarters, jobs, labor, Massachusetts, mayor Marty Walsh, Necco, PILOT, PR, Procter & Gamble, public, public relations, scam, scheme, tax breaks

THE VERTEX SHELL GAME

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted October 24, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

Vertex Headquarters. Photo ©2015 Derek Kouyoumjian

Pharma’s Donation to Boston, Other Cities Converts Public Funds to PR Gold

 

Vertex Pharmaceuticals made a big PR splash last week with an announcement of a significant donation to Boston and other cities where it does business. The Boston-based company, best known for its cystic fibrosis meds, has pledged to “spend $500 million on charitable ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: advertising, Boston, capitalism, commerce, corporation, criticism, deal, Deval Patrick, foundation, Giveaway, Jeffrey Leiden, jobs, John Barros, labor, marketing, Massachusetts, mayor Marty Walsh, monopoly, nonprofit, pharma, pharmaceutical, PR, public, public relations, taxes, Vertex

DEAR READER: A RIHANNA STORY, A PRIMER ON PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND A LESSON ABOUT FAKE NEWS

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted December 20, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS

We will never purge fake news; in a way, it’s the only kind of information that a lot of people ever get.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader, Media Farm, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: fake news, press releases, public relations, Rihanna

SPIN MASTERS: JEFF ROSS ROAST COOKS THE FACTS

Written by JAMARHL CRAWFORD Posted September 28, 2016 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

The overriding concern here is that the BPD once again proved itself masterful at misrepresenting facts, and of presenting officers in a positive media light.

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: accountability, Blackstonian, Boston Police, BPD, BPD Headquarters, BPPA, comedy central, Commissioner William Evans, Friars Club, Jamarhl Crawford, Jeff Ross, mayor Marty Walsh, police brutality, police shootings, public relations, Roast, Roastmaster, Roxbury

THE ELEDONKEY SHOW: A DISPATCH FROM THE BAY STATE’S PITIFUL POLITICAL AWARDS

Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Posted December 8, 2015 Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS

Back at the event that good government forgot, the night ended with the patronizing presentation of the “Broken Glass Award."

Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Broken Glass Award, Chris Matthews, Elkey Awards, Golden Donkey, Marty Walsh, Maura Healey, Omni Parker House, public relations, Rendon Group, war profiteering

BOSTON 2024 PR GAMES: NOT INTERESTED

Written by EMILY HOPKINS Posted July 6, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

Before long, it became clear that the event organizers were unwilling to turn any meaningful authority over to members of the public.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Boston 2024, community meeting, John Fish, lies, Marty Walsh, Olympics, PR, public relations, Steve Pagliuca, USOC

SECRET ASIAN MAN: RACE CARD PR

Written by TAK TOYOSHIMA Posted December 7, 2014 Filed Under: A+E, Comics

Filed Under: A+E, Comics Tagged With: black, latino, public relations, race card, Secret Asian Man, Tak Toyoshima

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