The USA Today editorial pages - as well as every other newspaper in America - are reporting how Barack Obama has broken the relationship with this supposed pastor of 20 years, Jeremiah Wright, after he viewed the tapes of Wright's bizarre appearance at the National Press Club on Monday. But this blog isn't about politics - it's about media, and telling your story in a media-driven culture. That's why what interests me is ... read more

I'm in Houston this week visiting with some friends and clients like Joel Osteen and others, and doing a book signing at a bookstore convention. While I get ready for the signing, I'm sitting in a hotel room watching the news networks circle the latest Jeremiah Wright statements like sharks to blood. Just when surveys revealed that Barack Obama had survived the original controversy because of an excellent speech last week, this new wave has hit, and who knows what might come next. He might have weathered the original blast, but there's a legitimate question about his ability to survive the continued burst of flack. Whatever you think of the controversy, there's some interesting media issues at work here: ... read more

In the last couple of weeks we've heard a lot about the "friends" of our presidential candidates. But the candidates have been quick to distance themselves from certain friends and endorsers, and in a hot political season, who you're taking advice from becomes a very public issue. It started when John McCain received the endorsement from Pastor John Hagee from San Antonio, who's vitriolic comments about the Catholic church have created a wave of upset Catholics. Members of the Catholic church are ... read more