In the ongoing war between PR and the press lie the everyday battles that set media relations efforts back a notch. Take, for example, the case of Associated Press radio news reporter Margie Szaroleta, who… Continued
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PR AGENCY INVITES ONLINE USERS TO CHOOSE SITE DESIGN
January 13th, 1997 by PRNEWSIF YOU CAN’T decide what kind of graphics to put on your Web site, let your target audience make up your mind for you. After nine years in the PR and marketing business, that’s just… Continued
MEDIA INSIGHT: AP ALL NEWS RADIO
January 13th, 1997 by PRNEWSEDITOR’S NOTE: Anyone with any media insight knows that the Associated Press is the source for a lot of the daily news Americans read, but it’s likely some PR execs and communicators forget that AP… Continued
PR PEOPLE: NEW HIRES, PROMOTIONS
January 13th, 1997 by PRNEWSFormer legislative clinton staffer joins ketchum Jim Weber, most recently special assistant for legislative affairs and special associate counsel to President Clinton, joined Ketchum PR Jan. 2 as senior vice president in its Washington, D.C.… Continued
MARK THESE DATES: PR NEWS
January 13th, 1997 by PRNEWSJanuary 14: New York Women in Communications Inc., "Nothing is Wasted: Changing Streams in Mid-Career," New York, 212/661-4737. January 15-16: International Quality & Productivity Center, "Restructuring Internal Communication to Drive Radical Change," San Francisco, 800/420-2145.… Continued
FORMER KETCHUM VPS OPEN D.C., GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE
January 13th, 1997 by PRNEWSAs the theater of players trying to influence public policy continues to grow, three PR executives – all former executives with Bailey & Robinson which was acquired by Ketchum Public Relations nearly five years ago… Continued
HOSPITAL APOLOGIZES TO OLYMPIAN
January 9th, 1997 by PRNEWSA Denver hospital PR department retracted its critical press relaese of Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken for backing out of an appearance at a $150-a-plate charity dinner. Van Dyken, who was named as Sports Woman… Continued
ONE EMPLOYER IN FIVE DOES NOT PAY FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING
January 9th, 1997 by PRNEWSWhile employers have moved four out of five workers into HMOs or PPOs, many still do not provide the preventive services that are the hallmark of managed care. One employer in five does not cover… Continued
MAJORITY OF HOSPITALS DO COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS
January 9th, 1997 by PRNEWSNearly nine of 10 hospitals and systems are engaged in community health improvement activities, and the degree of managed-c are penetration in their area seems to have little effect on those efforts. Those are two… Continued
MARK THESE DATES
January 9th, 1997 by PRNEWSFeb. 26-28, 1997. IABC and Ragan Communications will hold the 1997 "Health Care Communicators Conference." Washington, D.C. 800/878-5331. March 23-26. The 1997 Annual Conference of the Alliance for Healthcare Strategy and Marketing. San Francisco, Calif.… Continued