A new episode of The Friday Reporter podcast. Today’s guest is a known powerhouse in the public affairs industry and the founder of the Women’s Leader Series. Emily Lampkin has been at this for a minute and she’s been taking notes. Emily is keenly in tune with the power of the female leader and is proud to have helped elect dozens of women...

Plus: Tyson Foods suspends CFO after second incident; Republicans try to ban federal DE&I programs. Influencers are a critical part of selling almost anything today, whether that’s a Stanley Cup, life insurance or the highest political office in the United States. But President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is finding that working with political...

Michelle Mekky shares why PR is more than good writing. Michelle Mekky’s career journey spans experience in broadcast journalism, public relations, entrepreneurship, and motivational speaking. As the founder and president of Mekky Media Relations, Inc., she has garnered widespread acclaim for her agency’s growth and innovative campaigns, serving...

Hallmark Media explains how it shares the love with everyone. Nothing is cozier and more comfortable than a Hallmark movie. But over the last few years, Hallmark Media has been working hard to diversify its offerings and send the message that “love is for everyone.” That meant ensuring a wide array of faces and cultures in its movies, but also...

Charting the maturity curve through the career of Taylor Swift Kim Jefferson is EVP at BLASTmedia.  Anyone who knows me knows I’m a ride-or-die Swiftie. I’m glued to a grainy livestream for most Eras Tour shows. I attended the show in Cincinnati (night two) and was arguably the most active contributor to the office “Swifties” Slack channel. ...

But few people actually head to social media looking for news. Half of all Americans get at least some of their news from social media sites, according to the Pew Research Center. But where they get that news can vary quite significantly — and many of them don’t go to social media apps hunting for news. Despite major changes to X over the last year...