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Storytelling is the Backbone of Advertising Regardless the Delivery System
June 07, 2017

Authenticity and great storytelling combine to form the backbone of good advertising, according to advertising expert Chuck Borghese. Borghese is an award-winning veteran of the creative side of advertising having spent nearly four decades in the business

The US is Factionalized – Only Held Together by Geography says Linda Tirado
May 31, 2017

Linda Tirado, author and activist, has written and spoken around the globe about what it's like to be poor in America. She now has a new project. She is seeking truth about our democracy by traveling the country and interviewing voters in the last Preside

White House Is Often in Turmoil but It Reflects the Style of President Trump
May 24, 2017

This White House is run differently than the West Wings of past Presidents. Those were based on fairly rigid protocols, roles, traditions and procedures. This White House is not the norm. It sometimes appears to be chaotic but it actually reflects the

Security Gaffes in the White House Cause Intelligence Expert Grave Concern
May 22, 2017

This is a special edition of SPECTRUM featuring intelligence expert, David Crane. The way President Trump is dismissive of “intelligence briefings” and makes disclosure decisions without prior consultation with intelligence experts causes grave conce

Syrian War Crime Cases Prepped by US Attorney David Crane
May 17, 2017

World-renowned international lawyer and national security expert David Crane is heading the Syria Accountability Project to hold Syrian governmental and faction leaders accountable for thousands of verified war crimes. He and his group are building war

National Geographic Uses Maps and Graphics to Makes Stories Come-to-Life
May 10, 2017

The job of the editorial teams at National Geographic is to make a “round world” come to life on a “flat plane” of a magazine, a web-screen, a phone or other mobile device. That, often, is a big challenge. Kaitlin Yarnall is Deputy Director for t

NPR’s Bob Boilen Has Shaped a Whole New Generation of Music Lovers
May 03, 2017

National Public Radio’s Bob Boilen has shaped the way an entire generation consumes music. During his 20 plus year career at NPR, Boilen has served as creator and host of the online series “All Songs Considered” and created the increasingly celebra

Giving Kindness Changed Her Troubled Life Says Author Nicole J. Phillips
April 26, 2017

Nicole J. Phillips once had a personal life in turmoil until she discovered the gift of giving kindness to others and to herself. Outwardly, she appeared to have it all: a prominent and loving husband, three beautiful children, and a job as a television n

Poor Black Women Are Not Valued by Politics, Courts & Media Says VICE Editor
April 19, 2017

It is Will Cooper’s firm belief that the American judicial system doesn’t value the lives of poor black women and therefore, their stories of abuse, deprivation and courage are seldom told by mainstream media. Their conditions are ignored by politicia

Some Politicians “Dehumanize” Blacks Through Degrading & Incendiary Rhetoric
April 12, 2017

This is part two of our three part series on race, media and politics. Washington Post’s Pulitzer-prize winning reporter Wesley Lowery covers law enforcement, justice and he served as the lead reporter for The Post in Ferguson, Missouri. He has covere