Archive: April 2001

Computerworld is rolling out a new batch of online resources. The Framingham, Mass-based publisher is organizing its vast library of IT information into 14 IT Web-based topics, including ASPs, data management, and security. The new… Continued

NBC and Microsoft are striking up another Web-based partnership by rolling CNBC.com into MSN MoneyCentral.com. The new site will bring together 16 million monthly unique visitors seeking financial information and breaking news. Expected to launch… Continued

From classic movies to Court TV, Yahoo! is getting into the broadcast business. Broadcast.yahoo.com will feature interactive audio, video, and other multimedia from a potpourri of Web-streaming sites including ABCNews.com, Travelocity, and Accuweather. In other… Continued

School-focused publisher Scholastic Inc. is addressing violence in schools. “Understanding Hate” is a new curriculum-based magazine for teachers and students that explores hate-based crime, from the Holocaust to Columbine HS. The one-time publication presents articles… Continued

Hard to believe, but there are publishers out there still unafraid to launch a magazine with “dotcom” in the title. Music.com Magazine launched in April as a joint venture between Music.com and the Boca Raton-based… Continued

Yahoo! will bar press from covering its annual shareholder meeting. The decision, contrary to industry practice, comes on the heels of an 85% drop in the portal’s stock price last year and the first layoffs… Continued

Every successful PR career is strewn with lots of connections, present and past. But sometimes upstart PR pros don’t press the flesh like they should–and even write off former employers. “I’m constantly astounded by the… Continued

The entry deadline for PR NEWS’ Platinum PR Awards has been extended to May 24. Awards will honor campaigns in 13 categorie. Enter online at http://www.PrandMarketing.com/awards.htm.

Could the images of Three Mile Island and Chernobyl be fading? A nuclear power plant that Yankee Gas (Vt.) couldn’t unload or develop for years suddenly set off a bidding war on the auction block… Continued

The following communicators were recently recognized for their public relations savvy: Chuck Werle, founder of Werle + Associates (acquired in 1999 by Cushman/Amberg Communications) receives PRSA Chicago’s Top Gun Award, Chicago chapter’s highest honor for… Continued