Don Lemon is not my kind of infotainer. I tried watching his CNN show, but too often he sounded like just another cable “news” talking head. And I haven’t watched anything he’s done since, from Twitte...

There’s so much that could be written about here now that’s affecting communications and media. For starters: -The President of the United States is suing the Wall Street Journal in a case filed for “...

Here’s the moment 5-star WR Calvin Russell announced his commitment to Syracuse https://t.co/6QgZ9XQgZJ

If you rely on the protection of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in order to make a living, today is a bad day. Yes, you, even you wearing the red hat, metaphorically or otherwis...

After 36 years, the Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) between the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News is dissolving at the end of the year. While they have had competitive newsrooms, the JOA meant thei...

In the PR business, we’re used to dealing with fear. Clients have always been afraid of saying the wrong thing. Or of being misquoted. Or being taken out of context. Or even criticized by competitors ...

One of the biggest challenges in the crisis PR business the past few months has been trying to help clients in situations where, not many weeks ago, if we had brought up preparing for the worst, the c...

President Donald Trump announces 25% tariffs on auto imports. WWJ-AM auto reporter Jeff Gilbert discusses the impact this could have. Plus, discussing the fallout from the accidental text of air strik...

The abuse of the word and the spread of the phenomenon

For the past 18 years, we have tried to use this space to give you a look at what really happens inside our business and give you a glimpse at a profession that, ironically, has done an awful job of c...

Podcast Episode · Impolitic with John Heilemann · 03/03/2025 · 1h 15m

Attack from Within by Barbara McQuade is an urgent, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy, and practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public,…

A reality check on President Donald Trump & Elon Musk’s claims that millions of dead people get social security benefits. Plus, a Detroit businessman lives on the streets for 48 hours. His message on ...

This isn’t about pointing to a boogeyman. We’re not in that business. This is about sound communications counsel that you can just as easily ignore as you can heed. Here it is simply: If you’re in a l...

U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister has become a close ally of President Donald Trump.

February 13, 2025 ~ Disney is changing its DEI programs to focus more closely on business outcomes. Matt Friedman joins Marie Osborne to discuss the company's change.

February 10, 2025 ~ The biggest night of commercials has come and gone. Matt Friedman recaps the biggest commercials during the Super Bowl with Kevin.

Uncertainty reigns in communications right now as we keep concurrent eyes on the big factors of how we make a living: audience trends, revenue, technology and, for the first time, policies and actions...

January 31, 2025 ~ Paramount is in talks to settle a $10 billion lawsuit brought by Donald Trump following a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie talk with Tanner Friedman St...

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has become the first Democrat to announce in the race for governor. On this week’s It’s Just Politics, Zoe Clark and Rick Pluta are joined by Benson to discu...

Chances are you found this piece via social media. Thank goodness for small miracles. And if you work in any communications sector, chances are you’ve talked about social media today. Maybe you’ve eve...

Somehow, for the past 20 years, no matter how choppy things get in the media business, the water has been inviting, calm and warm, relatively speaking, in the PR business. But it sure seems like 2025 ...

December 16, 2024 ~ ABC News will pay $15 million in a settlement of a defamation lawsuit brought by President-elect Donald Trump against the network and George Stephanopoulos. Guy, Lloyd, and Jamie t...

Wait. Weren’t we just the new guys? While the memories of my return home to Detroit, just as Devin Scilian was getting situated in part of, then all of, the anchor chair gradually vacated by the legen...

November 19, 2024 ~ Tanner Friedman Co-Founder Matt Friedman speaks with Kevin about Trump's new pick for the position of FCC chairman.

November 13, 2024 ~ Last night, Donald Trump announced the Department of Government Efficiency that will be ran by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Matt Friedman joins Kevin to take a look at how the pu...

Everyone who thinks they have a news story needs to see this number because it’s one that should hit you right between the eyes: 3.43% That’s the percentage of emailed media pitches by PR types that a...

It was November of 2020 when the United States of America was on edge and I was doing something I couldn’t have possibly envisioned before that night. I was sitting at my kitchen table when the then-P...