| Submit your comments on this article |
| -Short Attention Span Theater- |
| Truth in public relations |
| 2008-07-22 |
| Jay Nordlinger, National Review . . . let me quote from a press release I received by e-mail. I was moving quickly to delete it — as is my custom — but something caught my eye. I read, Wesley Chinn, General Manager and Artistic Director of the new company, says of its inaugural production, “I can’t actually pretend to quote myself in a release I’m writing myself just to satisfy the conventions of press-release style.” That prompted me, for now, not to block this sender from my inbox . . . |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #2 Yes, think for yourself, allow others to do the same. I realize those a fightin words these days, no matter what group you may find yourself in. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-07-22 12:58 |
| #1 I've always been amused by the custom in speeches and news articles to shore up one's point with by finding a quote by someone famous to make the point. It's as if the audience is somehow incapable of judging an idea for themselves. I'm glad to see this custom challenged. People need to learn to grow up and judge ideas on their merit, not based on what someone else thinks about them. |
| Posted by: Percy Spumble4268 2008-07-22 12:17 |