- Former Michigan Senator Don Riegle joins APCO Worldwide as chairman of APCO Government Affairs. Prior to joining APCO he served as deputy chairman at Shandwick. Riegle
joins a slew of former Beltway insiders at the Washington-based APCO.
- Dow Jones & Co. named Steven Goldstein as VP, Corporate Communications, effective April 30. Currently SVP at Insurance Information Institute, Goldstein succeeds
Richard J. Tofel who will move to The Wall Street Journal as assistant to the publisher in December.
- Freelance writers argue in the U.S. Supreme Court to be paid for print assignments that are recycled for online magazines and other Web content. Publishers say they own
all rights and shouldn't pay twice.
- GCI Group's 2000 Sun Awareness Campaign has earned the 2001 Fifth Annual Gold Triangle Award, an honor bestowed by the American Academy of Dermatology. The campaign,
entitled "It's Cool to Cover Up," was directed at Canadian youth to help reduce incidents of skin cancer.
- Randall Robinson, founder and president of TransAfrica, a Washington, DC-based PR firm, and TransAfrica Forum, is one of this year's recipients of Essence
Magazine's award for "courage and tenacity." Robinson has championed for rights of Black America, Africa and the Caribbean for more than 20 years.