Category Archives: Journalism

Market Square: “A place of serendipitous meetings”

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

How can a place have a personality? How can a place be organic? He doesn’t know the answers to that. But Jack Neely knows that Market Square has those qualities. Neely, Knoxville’s unofficial historian, made those observations Wednesday night at … Continue reading →

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Death of “Heartland” draws 10,000 to mourn, party

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

Michael Ginsburg picked up his black flute and began playing the haunting theme to the “Heartland Series” clear and sweet. Thousands of folks sweating it out in 94-degree heat at the Museum of Appalachia Saturday fell into a reverent hush. … Continue reading →

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What I’ve learned from “Blue Streak” readers

Posted on July 17, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

People have a strong response to anything written about downtown. People like really personal stories about others in the community. Damn spammers will try to attach their links to anything! These are just some of the interesting tidbits I’ve picked up … Continue reading →

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New media delivers business, fun – and hope

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

We are all about new media here at Moxley Carmichael. I started twittering in May ’08 and got on Facebook shortly thereafter. We have this blog and are about to launch a second one. We were the first PR firm … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg author visits: big ideas for small business

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

You should never work with anyone who gives you a headache or stomach ache. Don’t finance your customers unless you are a bank. When things are slow, do an all-office clean-up. Not working in a pig sty is a morale … Continue reading →

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Top media execs on effect of new media: who knows?

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

Four Knoxville media heavyweights agreed on one thing Thursday when discussing the impact of “new media” on their businesses: they don’t have a clue what’s going to happen. Jeff Lee, general manager of WBIR, the number one TV station in … Continue reading →

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Veteran journalists: profession at precipice

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Cynthia Moxley

Venerable newspaper publisher and editor John Seigenthaler, retired from the Nashville Tennessean, joined with Chattanooga Times Free Press publisher and executive editor Tom Griscom for an after-dinner chat at The East Tennessee History Center Tuesday night. Introduced by former U.S. … Continue reading →

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