Our very first Mid-Day reading list! Here are some stories making headlines - or soon to make headlines - around the world.
DHS Warns of “Rightwing Radicals” - WH distances itself from report
EU Urgest Tougher Internet Privacy Rules
Obama Tempers Optimism with Reality on Economy
Castro Says Cuba Will Not Beg
KFC Goes Grilled
YouTube Orchestra Ready for Debut
Oh, and [...]
In the wee hours of Wednesday morning President Obama returned from his first overseas trip as president. To follow-up on my column from The Times last Thursday, I wanted to look at the trip from a communications perspective. Did Team Obama have a solid message? Were they able to effectively communicate that message and what [...]
A few interesting headlines this morning.
The first is re: Karl Rove’s reaction to Vice President Biden’s recent comments about former President George W. Bush.
Second, Arizona State University is not awarding President Obama an honorary degree when he speaks at commencement next month. Degrees are conferred on those with “lifetime achievement” and according to ASU, he does [...]
I have an op-ed in today’s AZ Daily Star that you can read here.
I really do think that young Americans want to be a part of the process, but so much of it leaves us stranded sometimes.
Taking high-tech road into politics
by Pete Seat
Special to the Arizona Daily Star
Contrary to popular belief, young Americans want to [...]
I have an op-ed in today’s Indianpolis Star on The Strategy of Nitch. Check it out below, let me know what you think. Lots of different thoughts on this, I know.
Team Obama pitches ball to niche news outlets
Pete Seat
Posted: April 4, 2009
At the start, it sounded like the typical rhythm of a presidential press conference, [...]
Journeys without George: I’m Lovin’ It
Greetings from Schererville, Indiana. We begin this final edition of the European Adventure with a little Mamas and the Papas: Monday, Monday…been so good to me. And enough of that. Monday morning I headed out to investigate the Tower of London and the Tower Bridge. The one thing about London [...]
My new column is up at The Times. Click on the here to read the whole thing.
Climbing the communications summit
By Pete Seat | Thursday, April 02, 2009
On Tuesday night, just a few hours before I departed London, President Barack Obama arrived, becoming only the 14th president to travel across the Atlantic while in office. Until President [...]
