Archive: July 2000

Assistant Technology Editor Mike Lyster leaves Investor’s Business Daily to join the Orange County Business Journal as editor. He is replaced by Nick Turner, who was promoted from technology reporter. [email protected] …USA Today Money reporter… Continued

Celebrate Bureaucracy. Government Executive, a monthly business magazine serving federal government bigwigs, is gearing up for its Aug. 15 Procurement Preview issue, set to feature the “Top 200 Federal Contractors.” (Rankings will highlight the biggest… Continued

The Truth About Reporters. Although it’s sometimes tempting to think so, reporters don’t really have horns or eat their young. But they do exhibit some consistent behavioral patterns. Media relations veteran Edward Segal documents them… Continued

Game Over. Computec Media ceases publication of its toddler titles incite Video Gaming and incite PC Gaming only eight months after dropping a cool million to launch the babies in the U.S. (PRN, Feb. 14).… Continued

Denny’s parent company Advantica claims the top spot on Fortune’s list of America’s 50 Best Companies for Minorities, despite its $54 million settlement in a lawsuit alleging racial bias only six years ago. Maybe there’s… Continued

The bad news: virtually every PR counselor will endure the rigors of a crisis situation at some point in his or her career. The good news (sort of): Corporations are 63% more likely to be… Continued

Media Relations Manager Washington DC area corporation needs a communications pro with track record in creating, pitching and placing stories. Ideal candidate will have French fluency. You’ll build awareness and identity among mainstream news media… Continued

Certainly our role here at PR NEWS is to cover the industry, not to act as a regulatory body. Nevertheless, we can’t resist the temptation to play PR police this week, after this reporter’s experience… Continued

House Democrats reacted violently – some more than others – after Republicans succeeded in passing a prescription drug bill last week that would involve private insurance companies in the distribution of a new Medicare benefit.… Continued

PR NEWS didn’t skip a beat at last week’s IABC conference in Vancouver, B.C. Of all the choice comments we digested, our favorite was US West CEO Sol Trujillo’s explanation of why his company still… Continued