Celebrate World News Day With Support for Journalism

 

World News Day is an annual global celebration held on September 28 to highlight the importance of quality, fact-based journalism and its key role in a thriving society. In an era where free speech is under attack and respect or even an acceptance of the legitimacy of the news media is at risk, we must protect those who seek t report the news with honesty, integrity, and without bias.  This day also coincides with the UN's Universal Day for Access to Information.  

 

We already live in a world where information can’t be trusted, not even videos, audio clips, eye witness accounts, or traditional news media outlets, and certainly not social media or what we receive from random texts and emails. Lies, distortions, fake news, bias, conspiracy theories, incompetence — take your pick. Now add the threat of AI to that.  



All information is potentially compromised because it is based on the corrupted data and biased programming that is fed into its design. Any reliance on AI, in its current state, can be hugely dangerous for society. The Terminator movies serve as a good instruction manual for the dangers of computers and robots taking over the world. 

 

Can books survive in a world where truth is not believed, and opinions, unproven allegations, and rants gain currency over facts? 

 

Can books hold currency in a society no longer grounded on a common foundation of reality? 

 

Can books be viewed as being above the content quality and veracity of our mass, news, and social media? 

 

Sadly, the Information Super Highway thus far, has had mixed results in educating and informing the masses. Lies spread as easily as truths.  Many people lie sometimes to some degree. Perceptions are distorted. Observations can be clouded. Interpretations can come from incomplete information. Opinions are spoken as if facts. Memories can fail us. Hoaxes and hacked databases are everywhere.  

 

What are we to do? 

The list goes on: Incompetence in collecting data, hacked content, misperceptions, incorrect analysis, bias, and a conflict of interest in the sharing information.   

We need to support and honor traditional journalism and support the protection -- and economic viability -- of the news media

 

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About Brian Feinblum

This award-winning blog has generated over 5,000,000 pageviews. With 5,400+ posts over the past 14 years, it was named one of the best book marketing blogs  by BookBaby  http://blog.bookbaby.com/2013/09/the-best-book-marketing-blogs  and recognized by Feedspot in 2021 and 2018 as one of the top book marketing blogs. It was also named by www.WinningWriters.com as a "best resource.”  Copyright 2025.

 

For the past three decades, Brian Feinblum has helped thousands of authors. He formed his own book publicity firm in 2020. Prior to that, for 21 years as the head of marketing for the nation’s largest book publicity firm, and as the director of publicity at two independent presses, Brian has worked with many first-time, self-published, authors of all genres, right along with best-selling authors and celebrities such as: Dr. Ruth, Mark Victor Hansen, Joseph Finder, Katherine Spurway, Neil Rackham, Harvey Mackay, Ken Blanchard, Stephen Covey, Warren Adler, Cindy Adams, Todd Duncan, Susan RoAne, John C. Maxwell, Jeff Foxworthy, Seth Godin, and Henry Winkler.

 

His writings are often featured in The Writer and IBPA’s The Independent (https://pubspot.ibpa-online.org/article/whats-needed-to-promote-a-book-successfully). He was recently interviewed by the IBPA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0BhO9m8jbs

 

He hosted a panel on book publicity for Book Expo America several years ago, and has spoken at ASJA, BookCAMP, Independent Book Publishers Association Sarah Lawrence College, Nonfiction Writers Association, Cape Cod Writers Association, Willamette (Portland) Writers Association, APEX, Morgan James Publishing, and Connecticut Authors and Publishers Association. He served as a judge for the 2024 IBPA Book Awards.

 

His letters-to-the-editor have been published in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Post, NY Daily News, Newsday, The Journal News (Westchester) and The Washington Post. His first published book was The Florida Homeowner, Condo, & Co-Op Association Handbook.  It was featured in The Sun Sentinel and Miami Herald.

 

Born and raised in Brooklyn, he now resides in Westchester with his wife, two kids, and Ferris, a black lab rescue dog, and El Chapo, a pug rescue dog.

 

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