Almost any citizen can run for President! The 2020 Presidential Election is no exception as host to a slew of interesting new and well-known Democrats. Presidential candidates who have previously graced the political scene and relative unknowns are employing both social and traditional media communication in branding themselves and their campaigns. Photo Courtesy of Monroe County Democratic Party Among the …
What’s in a Headline? Everything!
Print journalists know from the inverted pyramid that the lead paragraph requires the 5 W’s and H … What, When, Where, Who, Why and How. And a good headline tells the whole story. Like this: Trump treats politics like a knife fight. Democrats can’t pretend it’s a garden party. An effective headline says it all and this headline does just …
Down but not Out
Outnumbered but not outclassed, House Democrats fought for the right to be heard on gun control. A veteran civil rights activist, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) was the spokesperson for the 170 lawmakers who staged a 26-hour sit-in on the House floor before the 4th of July adjournment. He also tweeted this soundbite, “We got in trouble. We got in the …