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Social media have created a buzz in our field because they help people stay connected. But my gut tells me that social media only work when users want to stay connected -- be it to people or organizations.
Innovation is the hallmark of the communication industry. Nothing stays the same. Increasingly there are new and better ways to tell the stories that are important to us. News is fluid and our ways of receiving it and distributing it are becoming ever more liquid.
If I had his cleverness, I would start this tribute with a joke. But, I don’t and not many people do unless perhaps they were taught by Mel Helitzer or mentored by him.