What to blog about?

Here's a cool site to use as a reference if you're "scratching your head trying to find something to write about." Blogideas

Bush vs. Kerry in The New Yorker

“The Choice” for President in The New Yorker

The New Yorker’s November 1 editorial on the upcoming election offers a strong case for voting for John Kerry on November 2nd. It is true that according to polls over the last several months, jobs, health care and education haven't counted much for the electorate when weighed against the prospect of another terrorist attack. Therefore, the essay argues that the most important Presidential task of the next four years, as of the past three, is the “war on terror”.

Face to Face with the 'Holy Grail' Media: Business Week, San Jose Mercury News, Wall Street Journal

Last week, I went to a panel discussion with Kathy Rebello, Assistant Managing Editor of Business Week, the managing editor of the San Jose Mercury News and SF Deputy Bureau Chief of the Wall Street Journal. The whole issue of blogs and how they're changing journalism came up. The main issue is that with blogs proliferating as much as they are, journalists are turning to news releases less and less. Blogs kill two birds with one stone. First, they provide news in usually a timely fashion and second, they allow the journalist to get the executive's opinion without having to get through the gatekeeper first READ: PR! So, the question I ask is what does this mean for the PR industry. It obviously means change is coming.For more info, go to Micropersuasion.

Benjamin Fox Aronson at 2 years old.