Media Savvy: Do "alternative facts" really exist?
First it was "post fact", then "fake news", now we are confronted with "alternative facts". Do they really exist?
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Quick reaction to Obama's farewell speech: Post-fact and fake news a "threat to democracy"
Outgoing US President Barack Obama saw the need to remind Americans of the basic tenets of civilized debate, in a farewell speech that also had a message for media consumers, and spokespeople, everywhere.
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What would John F. Kennedy say about tolerance and communication in 2016?
We live in a less tolerant world. What would the former US President have to say about it?
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Why Facebook isn’t at fault for Trump’s win
The pundits arguing that Facebook should take responsibility are missing the point.
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Media Savvy: What communicators can learn from Donald Trump's election victory
By winning the US presidency, Donald Trump has clearly recorded a measure of success through the way he communicated with voters. Senior business leaders ignore this at their peril (just ask Hillary Clinton). We draw lessons from Trump's surprising election victory.
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What I learnt about gender diversity from speaking with the boards of Singapore-listed companies
Conducting interviews with Chairmen and directors of SGX-listed companies, and researching the series of articles that appear in the supplement (link also below), I discovered the issue goes far beyond gender diversity itself.
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Why you lose if you break off an interview because you don't like the questions
Ivanka Trump's combative interview with Cosmopolitan is a lesson for spokespeople who don't like the media's questions.
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Five lessons the new George Clooney movie Money Monster teaches us about crisis communications
In the movie Money Monster, a corporate spokesperson is under intense pressure to deliver answers live on television, while the TV anchor she is speaking to is being held hostage by a gunman. How would you react in such a situation?
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What happens if you are exposed for scripting answers to supplied interview questions?
The New York Times exposed Donald Trump for scripting answers to questions supplied by Wayne T Jackson ahead of their scheduled recorded television interview. This embarrassed both the Republican presidential candidate, and Mr Jackson. So Mr Jackson did the only logical thing: he changed the questions.
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Millions of job opportunities await talent in the era of IoT - HBM tells the story
We have launched a new series on the Internet of Things for Nasdaq-listed Flex. As we went about producing the program, we were blown away by the job opportunities the Internet of Things present to skilled talent in our region.
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Green screen studio bookings made easy through HBM's self-service portal
Hong Bao Media has launched a new portal that allows production companies and television stations to book our green screen studios in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
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Just released: content marketing tips for Singapore market managers
Watch five communications experts share their street smart views on content marketing in the Singapore context.
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