It's Not a Lecture

A reporter trying to introduce an audience to a story will sometimes ask the question to a child while the cameras roll and the mics are hot.
The question seems innocent enough, even noble at first.  Give the child an opportunity to express a personal situation in personal terms.  Help the child have a voice. Set up a story....

I lost my voice.
For more than two years I tried to avoid saying anything controversial - for a number of (mostly stupid) reasons.  So even if no one reads this but me - and that's the most likely scenario anyway - I will use this space to get back into the swing of...

Anyone looking at this blog can see it hasn't been updated in quite some time.  This may be the last entry - at least the last of this iteration.
Next week I will begin my tenure as director of marketing and communications for UNC Children's Hospital.  I am thrilled to join a team whose primary mission is caring for the children and families of North Carolina, regardless of ability to pay.  The...

It's been too long since I wrote here, and there is a lot to say.  I'm heading back to Kentucky next week to talk about social media and the agriculture industry, and I think we have to get to the root of the issue that social media tends to amplify...