FMC Fast Chat

FMC Fast Chat

di Jaci Clement
Società e cultura
Stagione 2

Media & Culture Commentary: Questionable Journalism

Be in the know in under five minutes: FMC Fast Chat brings you even faster commentary on media and culture. In this episode, you are the guest as Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement talks to you about a troubling trend happening inside newsrooms today. Is the art of telling the truth at odds with the modern media landscape? Jaci Clement regularly writes on media and culture, to help the public navigate today's media landscape to find quality news. To find out more, sign up for the Fair Media Council's weekly newsletter at www.fairmediacouncil.org or follow her on Medium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E34
19 mar 2022
4:20

Built to Last: 1800FLOWERS.COM's Jim McCann Gets Down to Business

How to build a company that stands the test of time is the focus of this episode of FMC Fast Chat featuring Jim McCann, Founder and Executive Chairman of 1800-FLOWERS.COM. Starting with a single floral shop in 1976, McCann built 1800-FLOWERS.COM into a household name, and today the company includes such notable brands as Harry & David, Cheryl's Cookies and Simply Chocolate under its umbrella. McCann talks about how the pandemic impacted operations, changed marketing and drove innovation at 1800FLOWERS.COM and brought his own career full circle. His insights and advice will prove helpful to all businesses, no matter the size. Of course, we couldn't resist throwing in a few signature Fast Chat questions, too, ranging from what he does all day to the pressure he faces when it comes time to send a gift. Take a listen and be in the know in 30(ish) minutes. BACKGROUND Jim McCann is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, author, media personality and philanthropist whose passion is helping people deliver smiles. From its roots in 1976 as a single flower shop in Manhattan, NY, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM has become the world’s largest florist with annual revenues that exceed $2 billion. In the process, McCann changed the way flowers and other gifts are marketed for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays and special occasions while helping to expand the definition of retailing and ecommerce, positioning his company to help customers express themselves and connect with the important people in their lives. In addition to being the first company to have its 800-telephone number as its name – a marketing insight that helped solidify the brand in consumer’s minds – McCann was a pioneer in ecommerce, being one of the very first to seize upon the enormous reach of the internet as early as 1991. Today, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM is a leading provider of gifts designed to help customers express, celebrate and connect. His company’s ecommerce business features an all-star family of brands including: 1-800-FLOWERS.COM®, 1-800-BASKETS.com®, Cheryl’s Cookies®, Harry & David®, Shari’s Berries®, PersonalizationMall.com®, FruitBouquets.com®, Moose Munch®, The Popcorn Factory®, Wolferman’s Bakery®, Stock Yards®, Simply Chocolate®, Vital Choice Seafoods® Alice’s Table®, BloomNet®, NapcoSM and DesignPac Gifts, LLC. 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. was recognized among the top 5 on the National Retail Federation’s 2021 Hot 25 Retailers list, which ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retailers. FMC FAST CHAT This is the podcast of the Fair Media Council, advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. FMC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E33
15 mar 2022
33:44

SPECIAL EPISODE: Tips for Dealing with News Coverage & War in Ukraine

In this special episode of FMC Fast Chat, Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement talks to you directly to provide tips and advice designed for you, your family, your kids and your friends for how to deal with news coverage when it is severe and upsetting, at a most timely time, while the war in the Ukraine rages on. Be in the know in less than 10 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E32
2 mar 2022
7:49

News Stories & Startups: How Mary Alice Williams Changed The News

At 10 years old, Mary Alice Williams decided she wanted to tell news stories. Now, as she looks back on a career spanning more than 50 years, we discover two things happened: She not only reported the news stories that shaped our history, she also blazed trails everywhere she went. In this fast-moving Fast Chat, we cover the timely -- what's up with CNN, the Cable News Network Williams' helped create -- and the timeless -- just what is news, anyway? Is local news dead? Williams recently stepped down as anchor of NJTV News, a Public Media station devoted to telling stories of import to New Jersey residents, capping a news career that began local — at NBC New York and WPIX — to becoming one of the highest-ranking female executives in American television. A primary architect behind the design of the first worldwide television network, Williams oversaw the construction of CNN’s New York bureau and served as principal anchor and Vice President in charge of the New York bureau. From there, she went on to NBC News, where she was an anchor of the news team that won a national Emmy Award for its coverage of the fall of communism. Take a listen and be in the know in 30 minutes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E31
8 feb 2022
29:51

Inside the Space Race to Save Planet Earth

In this episode, we Fast Chat about why those billionaires are blasting themselves into space and how today's fifth-graders are key to building a space industry -- estimated be to in the trillions -- that may ultimately save the planet earth. Our guest is the notable and ever-so-lively Janet Ivey, President of Explore Mars Inc. and Creator of the award-winning and nationally syndicated children's show, Janet's Planet, airing on PBS. With over 27 years in the children’s edutainment and space science outreach sector, Janet has captivated Nashville and beyond with her work. Her first Tedx Talk was in 2014 entitled, AWE,(Art, Wonder and Experiential) Inspired Science, her second Tedx Talk will happen May 3rd, at the Weiss School, entitled, “How To Inhabit Your Very Own Planet, #PlanetYou.” She has received 12 Regional Emmys, five Gracie Allen Awards, for her children’s series Janet’s Planet that airs on 140+ public television stations nationwide. Most recently Janet joined the Board of Directors for Explore Mars, she is an active NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador, on the Board of Governors for the National Space Society, the Educational Director of the Midsouth Chapter of NATAS, (National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences) recipient of the New World’s Institute’s inaugural Permission to Dream Award in 2016 and has won a STEM-FLORIDA Award for “Exploring Microgravity,” an educational video about gravity and microgravity, she wrote and produced for Space Florida. Janet’s Planet is a dynamic and fast-paced series is geared to 5-10 year olds and focuses on science, space, history and exploration. The short form series can be seen also on streaming sites, YouTube, BatteryPop, Club Jelly Telly and HighBrow in the UK. Her mission is simple, amplify the love of space, science and exploration and to encourage this generation that MARS is theirs. (exploremars.org) FMC Fast Chat is the podcast of the Fair Media Council, a 501c3 nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. The podcast is hosted by FMC CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement. Find out more at www.fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E30
1 feb 2022
35:39

Biden's First Year & The State of America with Presidential Historian Douglas Brinkley

In this episode of FMC Fast Chat, America's foremost presidential historian Douglas Brinkley grades Biden's first year, offers up some advice for the Cabinet, and tells us how he really feels about The 1619 Project from The New York Times. FMC Fast Chat is the podcast of the Fair Media Council and is hosted by Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. More: douglasbrinkley.com The Fair Media Council is a 501c3 nonprofit organization advocating for quality news and working to create a media-savvy society. This podcast is made possible by Northwell Health, Henry Schein, Protiviti, St Joseph's College, The Bartol Law Firm, and Hofstra University. More: fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E29
19 gen 2022
32:29

Inside COVID-19 Pandemic & State of Global Health with Laurie Garrett

Often referred to as the "Pandemic Prophet," noted science journalist Laurie Garrett chats with us about the COVID 19 pandemic, the state of global health, whether or not it really is safe to wear masks, politics, and so much more. Be in the know in 30ish minutes. Laurie Garrett wrote her first bestselling book, THE COMING PLAGUE: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance, while splitting her time between the Harvard School of Public Health and the New York newspaper, Newsday. In the 1992-93 academic years Garrett was a Fellow at Harvard, where she worked closely with the emerging diseases group, a collection of faculty concerned about the surge in epidemics of previously unknown or rare viruses and bacteria. The book was published in hardcopy by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 1994, and spent 19 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. (Source: lauriegarrett.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E28
12 gen 2022
43:51

Internet Addiction: From Gaming & Porn to News & TikTok

We’re all spending too much time online, but when does too much turn into addiction? How do we create a healthy life/tech balance? We chat with one of the world’s foremost experts on the topic, Dr. David Greenfield, founder and clinical director of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction. Be in the know in 30 minutes. Dr. David Greenfield is the founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine where he teaches in the psychiatry residency program courses on Sexual Medicine and Internet Addiction. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading voices on process and behavioral addictions and is the author of "Virtual Addiction," which rang an early warning bell regarding the country’s growing Internet Addiction problem. He has also authored numerous medical journal articles and book chapters; and serves as an editor for numerous psychiatric and addiction journals. Dr. Greenfield lectures to public and medical groups throughout the world, and has appeared on CNN, Good Morning America, The Today Show, Fox News, ESPN, NPR and HBO. His work has been featured in U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, People, Time, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and The Economist. He is widely credited with popularizing the variable ratio reinforcement schedule of process addiction and the dopamine-behavioral addiction connection. Dr. Greenfield’s recent research and clinical work is focused on the neurobiology and psychopharmacology of compulsive Internet and technology use, behavioral addiction medicine, and compulsive Smartphone use. Dr. Greenfield is a member of the American Society for Addiction Medicine, Fellow and Past-president of the Connecticut Psychological Association, The Sexual Medicine Society of North America, and American Society for the Advancement of Pharmacotherapy. He received his doctorate in Psychology from Texas Tech University and recently completed his post-doctoral training in Clinical Psychopharmacology. He resides and maintains an addiction medicine practice in Connecticut. FMC Fast Chat is the award-winning podcast of the Fair Media Council (fairmediacouncil.org), which advocates for quality news and works to create a media-savvy society. FMC CEO and Executive Director Jaci Clement serves as host. FMC Fast Chat features notables in news, media, and business. Guest booking queries should be directed to bookings@fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E27
30 nov 2021
31:06

How To Save Thanksgiving: An Inside Look at Polarization & the Art of Conflict Resolution

Just in time to save your Thanksgiving dinner from turning into a war zone, FMC Fast Chats with renowned expert Peter T. Coleman, Ph.D. who gives us an inside look at polarization, how it has developed over time, and what to do to overcome our conflicts. Be in the know in 30(ish) minutes. Street cred check: A gifted storyteller, Peter T. Coleman, Ph.D. is the author of “The Way Out: Overcoming Toxic Polarization,” and holds a joint appointment at Columbia University Teachers College and The Earth Institute. An expert on constructive conflict resolution and sustainable peace, Dr. Coleman directs the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, is founding director of the Institute for Psychological Science and Practice and is co-executive director of Columbia University’s Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity. MORE: https://www.thewayoutofpolarization.com/ The FMC Fast Chat podcast features conversations with notables in news, media & business. Expect engaging conversations — partly driven by audience questions — that get right to the point, providing you with expert insight and advice to help you improve your life, business, and community. FMC Fast Chat is hosted by Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. This is the podcast of the Fair Media Council. MORE: https://www.fairmediacouncil.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E26
23 nov 2021
35:02

Common Misconceptions About the First Amendment

Can Twitter remove your tweet? How are current events such as Black Lives Matter and mask mandate protests challenging Americans' rights to protest? Just how much does the average American know about the First Amendment, anyway? The ongoing fight over the First Amendment, its rights and responsibilities, and common misconceptions is the focus of this chat with featured guest Gene Policinski, Senior Fellow for the First Amendment for the Freedom Forum. Policinski contributes to the weekly “First Five” commentary on First Amendment issues, responds to news media inquiries, and participates in Freedom Forum programs. He is one of the founding editors of USA Today and also is a trustee of the First Amendment Museum being developed in Augusta, Me. A longtime proponent of diversity as an essential element of a free press, he is a member of the board of directors of Journal-isms, a regular report on diversity in the news media. Policinski writes, lectures, and is interviewed regularly on news media and First Amendment issues. He is co-author, with Professor Emeritus Robert Bickel of Stetson University, of a multi-media academic course, The First Amendment and the Civil Rights Movement. He is a contributor to “Whistleblowers, Leaks and the First Amendment,” published by the American Bar Association. providing a chapter on First Amendment issues and a free press, and has been published in a number of law review journals. FMC Fast Chat is the podcast of the Fair Media Council. The 30-minute podcast is hosted by Fair Media Council CEO & Executive Director Jaci Clement. FMC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Find out more at www.fairmediacouncil.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S2 · E25
19 ott 2021
36:19
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