Archive: August 2001

Don’t miss your chance to discuss the latest trends, biggest news and best practices in PR with your colleagues and the editors of PR NEWS. Sign up today to attend a FREE Buzz Breakfast, Tuesday,… Continued

Looking for the fast track into the pages of Fast Company? Heath Row, the magazine’s self-proclaimed “social capitalist,” offers these tips: Pitch humans. The editors don’t care nearly as much about company news as they… Continued

According to media industry insiders, Rush Limbaugh is in talks with CNN, most likely for a Sunday program. (He denies that he will do a simulcast of his radio show.) CNN spokespeople maintain that the… Continued

Got networking news? Network World is making room for more in a redesign, set to take effect in the September 10 issue, according to Press Access. The magazine will simplify its design and revamp editorial,… Continued

The Monitor launches a redesigned Web site, http://www.csmonitor.com, to better serve its 600,000 monthly visitors. The paper says its Web readers navigate differently than newspaper readers, so it has reorganized content and created new original… Continued

PR NEWS continues its look at PR trends in specific vertical markets. This week: the hotel biz. Hotel PR jobs – particularly those on the consumer marcom side – are still among the most enviable… Continued

US Airways faces a communications debacle in the wake of its failed attempt at a merger with United Airlines. The company announced a vast restructuring, positioning itself as a global and low-cost carrier, a plan… Continued

Finding a new job in the PR industry these days requires more homework than it used to. Be Hunted! is a new book authored by Smooch Reynolds, president and CEO of the Repovich- Reynolds Group,… Continued

More than 30 independent PR firms have joined forces to create a Web-based global network of independent communications services providers called GlobalFluency. This Independent Network of Influence includes 36 agencies in 26 countries. The indies… Continued

Most mid-level managers would rather be CEO at Wal-Mart than Bridgestone, according to a new corporate reputation survey from Brouillard Communications. While it’s no surprise that America’s friendliest retailer won out over its most beleaguered… Continued