Content summary: FIR Live #17 recording published, FIR Interview with Scott & White is up, another FIR Interview coming tomorrow; we’re at NewComm Forum 2010 in April; Neville’s in Dublin, Ireland, later this week at the PRII and hosting a social conversation; Michael Netzley reports from Singapore; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits: are Facebook and Twitter viable news sources?, Melanie Schregardus vs the Mail on Sunday Ireland illustrates when being open on your blog collides with tabloid journalism, study finds sponsored forum posts increase response by over 100%; Mark Story reports from the heart of the US federal government in Washington, DC; listener comments discussion; music from Jack Casady with Paul Barrere; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for January 25, 2010: A 66-minute podcast recorded live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and Concord, California, USA.

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So, until Thursday January 28…

(Cross-posted from For Immediate Release, Shel’s and my podcast blog.)

20 responses to “The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #520: January 25, 2010”

  1. […] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Neville Hobson, Neville Hobson, prblogs, Alex Schregardus, Linda Johannesson and others. Linda Johannesson said: RT @jangles: [Blog] The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #520: January 25, 2010 http://is.gd/71Bwb #fb #in […]

  2. RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: http://bit.ly/79m1wH (at 26 minutes)

  3. RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: http://bit.ly/79m1wH (at 26 minutes)

  4. schregardus (Alex Schregardus) avatar

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    Podcast @ 26mins: @mrs_schregardus vs. the Irish Mail on Sunday when a blog collides with tabloid journalism [link to post]

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    RT @schregardus Podcast shortly @mrs_schregardus vs. Irish Mail on Sunday when a blog collides with tabloid journalism [link to post]

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    [Blog] The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #520: January 25, 2010 [link to post] #fb #in

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    RT @jangles: [Blog] The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #520: January 25, 2010 [link to post] #fb #in

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    RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: [link to post] (at 26 minutes)

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  9. RT @schregardus: Podcast @ 26mins: @mrs_schregardus vs. the Irish Mail on Sunday when a blog collides with tabloid journalism http://is.gd/71Bwb

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    [nh.com] The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #520: January 25, 2010 http://goo.gl/fb/rdiO

  11. RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: http://bit.ly/79m1wH (at 26 minutes)

  12. The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #520: January 25, 2010 http://bit.ly/71KsHa 10minute discussion on #melaniegate at 0:25:30

  13. RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: http://bit.ly/79m1wH (at 26 minutes)

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    Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: [link to post] (at 26 minutes)

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  15. mrs_schregardus (Mel Schregardus) avatar

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    RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: [link to post] (at 26 minutes) <-only heard it, WOW! – Posted using Chat Catcher

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      @mrs_schregardus Looks like your 15 minutes might become 30 or even 45 minutes…

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  16. RT @mrs_schregardus: RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: http://bit.ly/79m1wH (at 26 minutes) <-only heard it, WOW!

  17. schregardus (Alex Schregardus) avatar

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    RT @mrs_schregardus: RT @EvertB: Great discussion on #melaniegate on yesterdays Hobson & Holtz report: [link to post] (at 26 minutes)

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