June 14th, 2010 
joel In our poll about Facebook’s privacy reputation, P&T respondents tend to be quite vigilant about their privacy settings and what content they share on the popular social network. About a quarter said that they watch what they post but will stay on Facebook, while a fifth are so worried that they may drop the service. Another quarter said that they are not worried, as long as they stay smart about it.
There continues to be a high-profile PR battle playing out on Erie’s media pages and screens regarding talks between Hamot Medical Center and larger hospital systems, specifically UPMC of Pittsburgh. On the other side of the debate is the Erie County Executive Barry Grossman, who issued a dire warning in an Erie Times-News Op-Ed, along with various other letter writers, and doctors interviewed on the evening news.
In Monday’s paper, another “Your View” column was published, penned by the hospital’s CEO and Board Chair. How do you think they are doing with managing their message?
How well is Hamot handling the merger PR?
- Poorly: it's been a image disaster (41%, 9 Votes)
- Too early to tell: the jury of public opinion is still out (36%, 8 Votes)
- Just fine: they are on-message and communicating well (23%, 5 Votes)
Total Voters: 22
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Deep Background for May 24-30, 2009
The Press and Tower readers spent the week reeling from the news of layoffs resulting from the WSEE/WICU merger. We learned this week that conversations about the merger began last summer.
Meanwhile, we come to realize that a use of new media may have been the deciding factor in the change of the administration of Erie County. The Buzz Andrezewski YouTube’s didn’t get Mark DiVecchio in trouble in the first place, but the videos’ content may have been just enough to drive down his (and Buzz’s) negatives, leaving Democrats to vote for Barry Grossman.
All this to say that if you miss a day of The Press and Tower, you might have to play major “catch-up”.
You have the agenda when it comes to this open comment forum. You can always private message me at joel@nataliemedia.com or direct message me on Twitter @pressandtower.
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