The Huffington Post chronicles the media's
response to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's bizarre press conference behavior and analyzes the move in depth. At the conference, Huckabee announced his decision to pull an anti-Romney commercial from the Iowa airwaves an hour before its scheduled release, and then unveiled the ad, cost free, to the media, where it ended up on YouTube and where it could, according to
The New York Times,
receive more attention and views than in the cancelled paid spots.
Some argue that Huckabee has
compromised his stated intention in pulling the ad – he did not want to make the negative atmosphere worse – by inviting a wave of negative press, while others, including
PRWeek's Keith O'Brien, argue that the circumstance, attention, and online availability will outweigh the negative press that may not even affect “fence Republican/conservative voters.”
Also:The New York Times discusses the
practice of “checkbook journalism” following
US Weekly's assertion that Lynn Spears, Jamie Lynn's mother, sold her daughter's pregnancy story to
OK! for $1 million.
The Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts
chain has enlisted pro golfer Phil Mickelson as its celebrity spokesman, as one part of a branding campaign for the chain as a convention destination.
Robin Williams will be the first
celebrity guest to appear on
The Late Show when it airs this evening.
The Wall Street Journal
explains how LVMH has managed to lay claim to the largest share of the Champagne region's grape output.
Jeffrey Chodorow,
renowned restaurateur, is replacing Ono, his Gansevoort Hotel restaurant, with Maxim Steak, in a partnership with
Maxim Magazine.
Face Reviews
provides advice on ensuring success of a Facebook application.