Mark McDonaldMicrophones, but no Megaphones — where now for small business podcasters?Apple, Amazon and iHeart beef-up their podcasting investments. Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama launch their shows with huge fanfare and…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
Mark McDonaldPodcasts are winning “active” listenersIt’s a quiet Wednesday evening in a Washington DC apartment, and Jackie Gabela’s friends have gathered for their weekly recording of “New…Nov 11, 2017Nov 11, 2017
Mark McDonaldJohn McEnroe enlists NPR to redefine fake newsSo John McEnroe, who must, by now, have patented the phrase “you cannot be serious” fulfills his own mantra by telling NPR that Serena…Jun 28, 2017Jun 28, 2017
Mark McDonaldThe “War on Email” — Restoring Real Voices in the WorkplaceEmail is consuming our time, confusing both our personal and professional relationships, commandeering our attention at work, and…May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
Mark McDonaldTHE U.S. MEDIA’S TRUMP-INSPIRED IDENTITY CRISISAs the large swath of the USA formerly known by the city elites as “the flyover zone” continues to gloat at Donald Trump’s ascendancy to…Feb 20, 2017Feb 20, 2017
Mark McDonaldTHEY BLEW THE ELECTION — WHAT NOW FOR THE POLLSTER INDUSTRY?After months of hedging for Hillary, dutifully trusted by a compliant mass media, the pollsters are scrambling to explain how Donald Trump…Nov 10, 2016Nov 10, 2016
Mark McDonaldLife’s ‘Wear and Tear’ and who measures itJosie wouldn’t have approved of me signing the lease.Aug 8, 2016Aug 8, 2016
Mark McDonald3 ways to Succeed at Speaking in your Own WordsWhatever your politics, no one could blame Melania Trump for being reticent to make a speech again. Despite her strong presence and poise…Jul 21, 2016Jul 21, 2016
Mark McDonaldFor meaningful answers, ask careful questionsIn Journalism, as in life, curiosity is a valuable and endearing asset, and the number of questions and the type of questions you ask of…Nov 5, 2015Nov 5, 2015
Mark McDonaldWhat Social Media and Witchcraft might have in commonTrawling aimlessly through my Twitter feed it dawned on me that it sometimes has a lot in common with the Lancashire Witches — a group of…Nov 2, 2015Nov 2, 2015