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The New York Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America last week provided PR NEWS with the 1997 winners of the Big Apple Awards. The only winner not yet disclosed is the "Best of… Continued

Technology communications agency FitzGerald Communications Inc. opened April 7 a Santa Clara, Calif. office. The address is: Techmart Building, 5201 Great America Parkway, Suite 320, Santa Clara, Calif. 95054; phone: 408/562-6324; fax: 408/562-6323. The PR… Continued

The U.S. Postal Service’s $9.1 million project that will bring TV monitors to 380 USPS locations is more than a venture into progressive employee communications. It’s proof that if you don’t become the lead messenger… Continued

Ketchum PR’s Executive VP Robert Feldman will become president and CEO of Grey Advertising’s worldwide PR company, the GCI Group, beginning April 14. Feldman replaces Jack Bergen, who left GCI to join Westinghouse/CBS. (Ketchum, 212/546-2422)… Continued

The Avon Lady has come a long way from the days of door-to-door pitches for blush and mascara. Now, she’s wearing a pink ribbon and touting something with more impact: breast cancer awareness. Avon Products… Continued

April 7: New York Women in Communications, "Achieving Total Well-Being in Turbulent Times," New York, 212/661-4737. April 7: Effective Communications Group, "Effective Feature Writing Seminar," Tampa, Fla., 201/444-3147. April 7-8: Public Affairs Council, "Massachusetts State… Continued

A surprising number of communication execs do not have external e-mail and their companies do not have a corporate intranet. That’s according to the "Corporate Communications Benchmark 1997" study – based on responses from communication… Continued

Online Middleberg Launches Online Unit Middleberg & Associates, New York, launched March 31 its new online unit, Middleberg Interactive, to serve clients relying on new technologies and interactive communications. The new division will provide online… Continued

Times Mirror Square Los Angeles, Calif. 90053 Phone: 213/237-5000 Editor’s Note: The L.A. Times is the toughest media oulet we’ve tried to penetrate thus far. Getting editors’ phone numbers is like pulling teeth. Also, once… Continued

Without question, one of the most highly publicized and closely watched lawsuits of late has been Food Lion and ABC’s ongoing battle over an ABC report about conditions in Food Lion stores based on journalists… Continued