Archive for May, 2010

28 05 2010

Nice photo, Blago!

Posted by: Tom Keefe, in General, politics, toastmasters

blagojevich--old-and-new1I may have to update my speech, “To Beard Or Not To Beard,” to include the just-released mug-shot of Rod Blagojevich.

Thank you Freedom of Information Act and WGN-Ch. 9!

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11 05 2010

DON’T Talk to the Media? I’ll ask Gerard Braud about that on Friday

Posted by: Tom Keefe, in blogging, communications, IABC, journalism

UPDATE 5/14/2010: Follow the Twitter conversation with the hashtag #braudtalk

I’m hosting Gerard Braud‘s Friday Free Media Training Teleseminar. The fun begins at 11 a.m. CDT. Sign up here

This series of teleseminars is helping to raise awareness of his new book, Don't Talk to the Media.
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Braud’s tour and communication “lessons learned” about Hurricane Katrina were one of the highlights for me when I attended the 2007 IABC International (now World) Conference in New Orleans. He is savvy, experienced and very entertaining.

Join us and bring your questions!

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03 05 2010

Today is World Press Freedom Day

Posted by: Tom Keefe, in blogging, General, journalism

I happened to see on Yahoo! that today is World Press Freedom Day.

According to Yahoo!:

World Press Freedom Day (May 3) was created in 1997 to “promote the free flow of information and its activities in the interest of press freedom, media independence, and pluralism” and to raise awareness of the dangers faced by journalists who are harassed, imprisoned, and even killed for telling the truth. Unesco hosts an annual event which serves to remind governments of their duty to respect and uphold the right to freedom of expression—print or the Internet.


Bloggers are included in the list of journalists being celebrated on the Yahoo! site, including:

  • Wael Abbas - Egypt–Blogger and human rights activist who blogs at Misr Digital
  • Amira Al Hussaini - Bahrain–Journalist, editor, and blogger
  • Yoani Sánchez - Cuba–Philologist and blogger known for her critical portrayal of life under the Cuban government


I thought it was interesting and slightly amusing that Wael Abbas was the first journalist listed by Yahoo! under the heading, “Celebrating Journalists.” Yahoo! had shut down two of his Yahoo! email accounts, calling him a “spammer.”

To all of my friends in journalism, today is your day. Write on!

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