Archive: January 2000

It’s not as big as AOL, but BET Holdings’ new portal, BET.com promises a bounty of content, says Retha Hill, vice president of content for the site. "[It’s] a central place for African Americans and… Continued

Youthline U.S.A. adds a supplementary magazine to its newspaper next month, which promises to deliver the news with words and concepts digestible to 8- to 13-year-olds. The magazine will delve more deeply into the subject… Continued

Touted as the first "football lifestyle" magazine, Joe Montana’s In The Red Zone, hits the stands this month. While most articles will center around NFL player profiles and features, 30 percent of content will hinge… Continued

Citing increased competition in the men’s magazine department, P.O.V. magazine says it will cease publication with its February 2000 issue. The announcement was made last week. P.O.V., which has an audited circulation of 360,000, was… Continued

It’s too soon to pitch Hearst’s new Oprah Winfrey magazine, according to spokeswoman Jill Davidson. O, the Oprah Magazine will launch April 17. "We’re still getting the editors in place," she says, adding that Editor-in-Chief… Continued

When the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA) first began monitoring its employees, it did it by blocking messages that contained certain words. "We were too general," says Doug Flint, the information systems manager for… Continued

Welcome to our new format! We’ve integrated content from PR NEWS Media Hotsheet and interactive pr and marketing news into our pages to pack more of a punch – with enhanced coverage of media relations… Continued

Quote of the week…from media trade, The Delaney Report, on the ills befalling Denny’s Restaurants. An unnamed source said, "There’s a real management issue at Advantica Restaurant Group [owner of Denny’s]. There’s nobody there with… Continued

Bias Blues Regarding the article, "PR Strategies for Beating Those Rogue Website Blues," (PRN, Dec. 20) the author’s disdain for George W. Bush came through loud and clear. The Bush Web site example is a… Continued

If your company is monitoring employees’ use of email, it could damage your company’s reputation. However, if your company is not monitoring employees’ use of email, it could damage your company’s reputation. PR professionals walk… Continued