social media – Page 2 – Andrew Careaga

I’d gotten sick and tired of the news — and even more weary of the distortions and reverberations of news and pseudo-news that skittered around the social media universe like ripples from a thousand stones thrown simultaneously into a sludgy pond. Stories and rumors of Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs, the backlash to Taylor Swift’s announced support for Kamala Harris, the hate and vitriol spewing forth on cable news and X, which Elon Musk, despite his supposed commitment to making the platform a space for free speech, has turned into a raging hate machine — all of it was taking its toll on my soul and psyche.

So I decided to heavily curtail my consumption of news and news-related information. I could go without news for a week, I thought to myself. It wouldn’t be easy for an info-junkie like me, but I would do my best.

This post has nothing to do with the writing life, but I wanted to share that Jaime Hunt, host of a wonderful podcast called Confessions of a Higher Ed CMO, interviewed me for her podcast about a month ago, and that episode goes live today. The focus is on my nearly 33-year career in higher education, all with Missouri University of Science and Technology. I had a great time talking with Jaime about my career and the many changes we’ve seen in higher ed marketing and communication over the past three decades.

If you’re interested, check out the episode, From PR writer to CMO: A Lifetime of Marketing in Higher Education, and consider subscribing to Jaime’s podcast or any of the other great shows in the Enrollify Podcast Network.