‘Gone With the Wind’ manuscript found for 75th anniversary

Well, I declare. Someone has found part of the “Gone With the Wind” history that scholars had considered gone forever. And just in time for the 75th anniversary of the novel’s publication. Here’s how the New York Times writes about the news: Long thought to have been burned the way the North set fire to […]

Remembering Geraldine Ferraro’s Cherry Street campaign

I spent a few minutes reading the long list of Geraldine Ferraro‘s accomplishments after hearing of her death today and realized that I barely knew her. Many people probably didn’t and that’s understandable. But for many years I felt a special connection to Ferraro and Walter Mondale, the man who picked her to be the […]

Exploring the Southern roots of public relations, Part 2

As I mentioned Monday, Ivy Ledbetter Lee is not a role model and he’s far from perfect. But the Georgia native did play an influential role in establishing the field of public relations. And he created some of the PR tactics still used today. Lee, the son of a Methodist minister, began his studies at […]

Exploring the Southern roots of public relations, Part 1

Public Relations has deep roots in the Deep South. Not many people remember the Georgia native who helped give birth to the modern era of PR. And many of the people who do remember the legend of Ivy Ledbetter Lee prefer not to talk about him. I’ll break that silence today. Hopefully Lee’s career will […]