I am currently on the road trip from hell. Close to two weeks being away from home and my safe haven the firehouse. I’m attending to some business currently in Las Vegas and had the opportunity to have dinner with a well know Texas business analyst who is often quoted in the papers and appears occasionally on TV. He asked me as a PR person and fire blogger my take on the difference between a reporter and a blogger. While he is always ready to speak to traditional media to get his expertise on a business issue, financial bloggers worry him because their perceived bias could misinterpret what he is saying.
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I spent part of the weekend in Orchard, Texas, cowboy country if there ever was. I went to see a few yearling bucking bulls I own buck. A few will be ready to compete in futurities this spring.
I always enjoy going to Texas, not only for a sport I love, but to meet “cowboy” folks from across the country who are involved in the sport.
Orchard, Texas can be considered “fly over” country by many elitists who think of those who sweat and toil as backward or not sophisticated. But I’ll match up any of these people against those who have no great moral fiber or don’t know what it means to get dirt under your fingers or to get knocked down, dust yourself off, shake off the pain and continue to hold your head up high.
It’s been a busy day so far. I am attempting to rectify a crisis communications issue on the regular job, track the large number of alarms the department is receiving for rain and flood related conditions on this part of Long Island, as well as prepare for a business trip to Texas that starts tomorrow. The Texas trip is the one that gives me the most trepidation.
I want to thank Doug Walton who forwarded me this story from Gerald Baron who writes Crisisblogger. Baron’s blog for many years has provided some great insight into crisis communications. The blog should definitely be on your favorites list.
The post reviews the virtual communications response to the recent IRS Austin plane crash.
