Waves PR, June 30, 2009
Target Ovarian Cancer today released research about the lack of understanding of ovarian cancer, leading to an unnecessary number of women’s deaths.
The symptoms include bloating and fullness and are often mistaken for IBS.
One of my clients, ipadio, had their technology used at the launch. The perspectives are all so different (and nicely presented – better than my rambles!) that they are well worth listening in.
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Waves PR: June 29, 2009
New information references available on ipadio
With regard to reporting from the world’s trouble spots, publicly available information from well regarded sources has been collated onto a reference page on ipadio, and the international numbers currently available for local rate and freephone calls have been published on the site.
A statement from Dr. Mark K. Smith, CEO, ipadio:
“Citizen journalism, whether written or broadcast, is a valuable addition to our rich media landscape and the cornerstone of the ipadio service. We should not, however, encourage anyone who has not carefully considered the consequences to report from trouble spots. Professional journalists on the ground, and international journalists with large organisations behind them, will be aware of the risks and will know how to steps to protect themselves and their sources. Whilst we are delighted to put ipadio at the service of anyone whose voice should be heard, we should not allow our thirst for news to let people put themselves at risk without fully understanding the potential consequences, particularly if they are breaking the law of their own land.”
Waves PR, June 29, 2009:
Ipadio: notes for ‘citizen journalists’:
Please consider this before using ipadio to broadcast your news from a trouble zone. In the same way as authorities may monitor blogging activity on the Internet:
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Claire Thompson, Waves PR, June 29
(@claireatwaves)
This Saturday I attended my first Tweetcamp, an unconference of brave ambition, which worked brilliantly. I learnt lessons, have a load of really actionable ideas and am blown away at the creativity and sheer technical brilliance of so many of the people there.
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