Carnival Dream Sparkles

Carnival Dream Housekeeping staffer Maris Jakubovics cleaning all 299 stained glass sections of the atrium’s vertical wall Wednesday, Jan.6, 2010. Photo by Andy Newman.

If It Wasn’t for the Honor … When an Award Isn’t a Reward

In the public relations business, there are awards that are not exactly rewards for doing something well. Indeed, we spend an inordinate amount of time identifying and entering award contests for one client who seems obsessed with gaining the recognition that industry awards supposedly connote.

The Sad State of U.S. Publishing

Aggressively pursuing digital media and online social networking outlets makes sense as we move into a direct-to-consumer era, where the intermediary layer of the journalist/editor disappears.