In searching for new “Picks” sources, we decided to try something new; we entered “public relations blog” in Google to see what would pop up. The first entry was Kevin Dugan’s venerable blog (nice SEO, Kevin), but after that, the next FIVE OR SIX we opened all appeared to have been abandoned — some well over a year ago.

Interesting. Oh well, the journalism blogs were more interesting today anyway, as they usually are, frankly. We get a little weary of the retread tips on how to start a corporate blog, and how to avoid being flamed, and how to pitch to blogs without looking like an idiot, and how to be transparent, and on and on.

Media ethics and media gossip, on the other hand, never get old.

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