Archive for August, 2012
Bennett’s Rules of Newspaper English
A century ago, in an era when newspapers ruled the media world, the New York Herald enjoyed one of the highest circulations of any paper in America. Its publisher, James Gordon Bennett, Jr., was as well known (and controversial) as his two greatest competitors, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst.
Example: Ex-Rocket fares better in bank shot
The ephemeral world of professional sports gave Coastal Banc execs a hard call last week.
Example: Disney Designer: Paddy Gordon has had a Cinderella career marketing Mickey Mouse as a leather art form
By Kenneth R. Pybus
Originally Published in the Houston Business Journal, December 1, 1996
Paddy Gordon has always been a big fan of Mickey Mouse. And it’s a good thing, considering how much time she spends with Walt Disney’s premier creation.
Example: Rapper 2 Low settles with Rap-A-Lot studio
By Kenneth R. Pybus
Originally published in the Houston Business Journal, December 22, 1996
Houston recording studio Rap-A-Lot Records Inc. has settled a $28 million lawsuit filed last year by a teen-age rapper who claimed the studio failed to pay him for performances and an album he recorded when he was 13 years old.
Example: Rural banks flock to big city market
By Kenneth Pybus
Originally published in the Houston Business Journal, February 16, 1997
For a long time, Horizon Capital Bank in Webster was content with its small-town headquarters and a pair of limited retail branches in southeast Harris County malls.