Media in the New Millennium

Posted by Melissa Vizcarra
The country of Iran held its presidential election last week and now is in a state of turmoil. The “theocratic republic” of Iran jammed text messages, cell phones, and Web sites. It shut down the Facebook page of its opposition, Mir Hossein Mousavi, a former prime minister whose campaign hinged on Hope [...]

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posted by Doyle
So, thanks to my 19-year-old son, I had the distinct pleasure (he said sarcastically) of meeting some of the people that decide whether or not you get to keep your license to drive after too many speeding tickets. Believe me, it ain’t pretty. 
Just as social media can shine a light on poor customer service, [...]

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Posted by Lisa Metzger
I’ve been following the hot and getting hotter debate over whether or not Facebook should remove and/or disallow groups and “fan pages.” The particular ones in question have names like “Holocaust: A Series of Lies,” “Based on the facts? There was no Holocaust,” and “The Holocaust is a Holohoax.” Michael Arrington at [...]

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Posted by Lisa G.
Social media has come to jurisprudence, John Schwartz writes in today’s New York Times, and the result has judges, attorneys and legal scholars flummoxed.
Why is this a problem? Schwartz explains:
Jurors are not supposed to seek information outside of the courtroom. They are required to reach a verdict based on only the facts [...]

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Ed. Note: Metzger account exec Lisa Greim covered business at the Rocky Mountain News in 1993-94 and 1996-2000.
For the longest time I had bruises from kicking myself because I quit a perfectly good union job at the Rocky Mountain News to go to work for a software company.
That job didn’t last. As a freelance writer [...]

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As we mentioned before, Steve Ludwig — a member of the University of Colorado Board of Regents — works with us here at Metzger. He’s been kind enough to jot down some thoughts about his recent experience helping to select the new president of CU, Bruce Benson. (His first post from last week is here.) [...]

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Stephen Ludwig, a senior account executive here at Metzger Associates, also serves on the Board of Regents for the University of Colorado. The regents were recently in the spotlight during the search for a new president for CU. Bruce Benson, a notable Colorado Republican, was ultimately selected in a 6-3 vote two days ago, but [...]

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