Aloud Blog
February 20, 2012
What do the late Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy have in common? Marian Anderson. One of the most celebrated singers of the 20th century, she performed for all three. This woman of distinguished grace and...
February 13, 2012
February is Black History Month, and Aloud joins the celebration with profiles of African-American women who’ve made history. Today: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks.“I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes...
February 10, 2012
JC Penney Handles Boycott of New Spokesperson
On the heels of the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood debacle, a conservative group called One Million Moms (OMM) has called for a boycott from JC Penney for hiring Ellen DeGeneres, an openly gay...
January 27, 2012
Coming off the 2012 State of the Union, we may have talked about our views with our friends, co-workers or someone 3,000 miles away we do not know.
Until now, political commentary was generally the domain of our seasoned news anchors, with sound...
January 13, 2012
The magazine industry has been taking hits for some time, largely due to declining advertising revenue, a rise in non-traditional media (i.e. bloggers) gobbling up readership and tough economic times. Many pubs are forced to cut staff while...
January 5, 2012
Below, NYWICI Executive Director Maria Ungaro gives us a preview of the year ahead.
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With our impending doom fast approaching (if you follow the Mayan calendar, the world ends December 21, 2012), NYWICI has been hard at work adding...
January 3, 2012
Make 2012 a Prosperous Year Both Personally and Professionally Top 10 NYWICI Activities for a Thriving Year
Get involved! Join one of NYWICI's many committees. It's a great opportunity to make new connections and practice the skills needed to...
December 16, 2011
Just like all social media, Facebook is ever evolving — from new privacy settings and news feed settings to the possible IPO. So it's no surprise that on Thursday, Facebook has launched the latest layout: The Timeline.
Facebook is changing its...
December 10, 2011
We asked a few of our members to tell us what books they’d like to give and get this holiday season and got a bumper crop of fabulous suggestions.LINDA LEVILast book read: Bossypants by Tina FeyAll-time favorite books include: To Kill a Mockingbird...
December 2, 2011
As the end of 2011 is drawing near, we're looking back on this year's top news stories that shook or may still be shaking the communications industry. After much consideration, here are our picks for the top five communications related news stories...
November 17, 2011
Amid the Penn State child abuse scandal, PR professionals everywhere are quick to jump on this as a PR catastrophe. This is a human catastrophe. Though with plenty of baffling communications missteps from the start (the Grand Jury began their...
November 3, 2011
Already November – we’re less than three weeks away from the Foundation’s annual Student Communications Career Conference at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
With Ann Shoket, editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine headlining and moderators,...
October 20, 2011
Occupy Wall Street, now in its second month, has spread as a movement to dozens of other cities, and on October 15, it went global with protests in dozens of countries. The largely leaderless, vaguely defined movement has already lasted longer than...
October 12, 2011
According to the Wall Street Journal, 2011 college graduates are trading their degrees for an unprecedented amount of debt. Having debt after college is fairly common, but the current job market leaves much to be desired, so it’s stressful. Fox...
October 7, 2011
On Wednesday the world lost one of the most innovative visionaries of our time, Steve Jobs, Apple co-founder. For the past three decades Jobs changed the world's perspective on technology and transformed the personal-computer industry. Jobs' well-...