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Franklin Parisi, vice president of communication and corporate relations at Cowles Media Co., Minneapolis, received the “L.J. Hortin Distinguished Alumni Award” from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. (Ohio… Continued

City Hall Communications is accepting entries for its 1996 “Public Information Awards” competition. Prizes will be given for best municipal publications, communications programs, and video productions. Entry deadline is Sept. 16. Call 704/369-8528.

The National Center for Charitable Statistics has moved from the Independent Sector, Washington, D.C., to the Urban Institute, also located in D.C. The center collects and publishes statistics about activities of public chaities and other… Continued

Following the model of commercial-supported broadcasting, a new company has unveiled an advertiser-supported Internet service offering free e-mail service to its customers. Since going live in April, Juno Online Services L.P., New York, has signed… Continued

PR executive recruiting firm Carol Ball & Co., Wilton, Conn., has added a New Jersey office. Elizabeth Brand, formerly vice president, marketing at Audio Video Reporting Services, New York, will head the office, located at… Continued

The 1996 edition of “O’Dwyer’s Directory of PR Firms” has been published. The $135 directory includes listings for more than 2,000 firms in the United States and 70 other countries. All firms are cross-referenced by… Continued

Airlines–and other organizations–looking for help in developing crisis plans can find insight from a free guide produced by Boeing Co.’s Commercial Airplane Group. “Crisis Communications: A Guide for Planning” guides establishment of public relations objectives… Continued

An independent PR counselor in Britain wrote to the Institute of Public Relations (IPR) questioning its lack of support for the growing number of sole proprietorship practices there. “Is it not time that the IPR… Continued

COMMUNITY RELATIONS Business/Manufacturing–“Mobil Friendly Serve Academy,” Mobil Corp., Fairfax, Va., with The Rowland Co.,New York Business/Services–“Bob Evans and Fourth Graders Team Up to Preserve Ohio’s Past for the Future,” Bob Evans Farms Inc., Columbus. Government–“Bolsa… Continued

Barely known one year ago, Intranets are sprouting throughout corporate America, transforming the employee communications function. The internal-access-only Internet sites quickly are on their way to becoming the primary channel for employee communications. In the… Continued