Throughout this blog and the industry, the power of tweeting has been debated many times over. But, who would have imagined that this power translates even when one decides to no longer tweet?

GA is just returning from World Satellite Business Week and the Earth Orbit meetings in Paris, and we’ve learned that geospatial intelligence and orbital imaging is really a geopolitical issue. While countries talk cooperation, make no mistake that the space satellite business is highly focused and highly competitive.

BP this week released its internal investigation into the April 20 accident on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico. Will anyone care? Well, yes and no.

Bravo to FOX News for their decision to not cover the planned Quran burning that may still be set for tomorrow. “We do not cover every flag burning that happens in this country. We don’t run every hostage tape,” Fox News exec Michael Clemente told the Baltimore Sun. Pastor Jones and his outrageous plans, nonetheless, have stirred rage worldwide as he has received endless cable news coverage all week.

As citizens, we know it is our civic duty to learn the issues, study the candidates, vote! But too often, it seems folks are taking sides just spoiling for the fight. Recent political and spiritual rallies in Washington have remained peaceful and we are glad of that. But it seems our ability to debate, respect opposing views, compromise and come-through with a democratic process has been under siege.

As the hottest summer on record in Washington, D.C., quickly comes to a close, it’s interesting to note that this wind-down isn’t unique to the weather. As communications and media professionals across the city can attest, job openings in the traditional media sector are also winding down. Who hasn’t seen the cuts across all aspects of the traditional media business?

I would disagree with the venerable PR “blog-father” Peter Himler who says the Old Media still beats New Media on a good day. It’s true that the Twittersphere “lights up,” as Peter writes, when the NYT dolls out a big scoop. But what about when Twitter scoops the media?

Poof, they are gone. From Capitol Hill, to Connecticut Avenue public affairs firms, to Associations, summer interns are returning to school. Even young people who wisely took intern programs while still looking for work are home now. Or in transitional roles.

It’s no secret that my favorite president is Ronald Reagan. One of his best quotes, in my opinion, contains a bit of inspiration that I try to live by each day: “It’s surprising what you can accomplish when no one is concerned about who gets the credit.”

In case you haven’t heard, USA Today is firing 10 percent of its workforce. Unfortunately for the once-largest print newspaper in the country, its advertising sales have dropped 50 percent since 2006 and it has lost nearly 25 percent of its readership since 2007. (As a result, the Wall Street Journal recently overtook USA Today as the U.S.’ largest paper by circulation.) Whew! Not so good.