In an event that may have been historic in itself, Governor Ned Lamont served as host last month to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin in an event at the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford.

In our last post we talked about the practice of refusing to engage with the news media as a means of avoiding scrutiny or criticism. We have noticed that in the fast paced news world we live in - in the internet news age - many government spokespeople and private companies think they can win the news cycle by ignoring requests to respond on the record.

Along with the growth of the internet as a primary channel for news delivery has come an increase in the practice of refusing to comment or cooperate with the news media as a public relations strategy.

The end of the academic year brought protests to college campuses across the country - including here in Connecticut - over the war between Israel and Hamas.

When former U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman died in March he left a national political legacy, but in Connecticut he also left a legacy related to his understanding of and use of the news media to further his political ends.

McDowell Communications Group President Duby McDowell was honored to chair the annual Go Red For Women luncheon last month in Hartford.

In case you didn’t know, the McDowell Communications Group publishes an almost daily website covering news about the media.

For those even marginally concerned about the implications of cancel culture one question goes to the heart of the issue.

Zoom and similar platforms are now a permanent part of business life. We have become comfortable with it. Perhaps too comfortable. As in wearing pajamas to a business meeting, holding a pet on your lap, or finishing your breakfast while your colleagues talk about Q2 goals.

We have all been there.

You are in a text conversation with someone and for whatever reason there is no clear way to end it without seeming rude.