What a week!
The East is still trying to recover from Sandy and another storm blows through.
The election is over (but somehow not in Florida), and apparently, going after older white guys turns out not to be a great strategy. (Are you listening, Rock PDs?) And then there’s Diane Sawyer and Karl Rove, both of whom had a worse week than any of us did.
But maybe the most incredible news story of the week was a listing of professions that have the highest percentage of psychopaths.
A story in Huffington Post explained that psychopaths aren’t necessarily serial killers, but instead “psychopathy” is more of a personality disorder “characterized by shallow emotions, stress tolerance, lacking empathy, cold-heartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial char, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, impulsivity, and antisocial behaviors such as parasitic lifestyle and criminality.”
Feeling better yet?
Here’s the list:
And I know what you’re thinking – what does this say about a CEO who works in media? Or a radio sales person?
Hopefully, these numbers aren’t additive.
The next time someone tells you that you must be nuts to be working in radio, don’t say a word in response. Just give ‘em that Freddy Krueger stare.
Have a great weekend.
Jacobs Media has consistently walked the walk in the digital space, providing insights and guidance through its well-read national Techsurveys.
In 2008, jacapps was launched - a mobile apps company that has designed and built more than 1,300 apps for both the Apple and Android platforms. In 2013, the DASH Conference was created - a mashup of radio and automotive, designed to foster better understanding of the "connected car" and its impact.
Along with providing the creative and intellectual direction for the company, Fred consults many of Jacobs Media's commercial and public radio clients, in addition to media brands looking to thrive in the rapidly changing tech environment.
Fred was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 2018.
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