Stories by PRNEWS

The latest edition of Richard Weiner’s dictionary on media and communications terms will be out next month. The 688-page “Webster’s New World Dictionary of Media and Communications” will be published by Macmillan, and offered at… Continued

PR Newswire introduced “Company News on-Call Plus,” an upgraded version of its news release database, stored online for access by journalists. The product now leaves three information sections open for companies to store quarterly report… Continued

The American Association of Advertising Agencies (4As) elected its new leadership for 1996-97. The officers are: chairman–David Bell, chairman and CEO of Bozell Worldwide Inc., New York; Ralph Rydholm, chairman and CEO of Tatham EURO… Continued

Cato Communications Inc., publishers of Sid Cato’s Newsletter on Annual Reports, has unveiled a Web site with information on annual reports. Included on the site, located at http://www.sidcato.com, is a quiz on annual reports, with… Continued

Corporate public relations budgets are up in the New York metropolitan area, a survey by the New York chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) shows. The survey of more than 800 executives… Continued

It may not be the world’s longest press release, but a 42-page epic by Greg Jarboe of Ziff-Davis Publishing must be among the weightiest ever produced. According to PR NEWS’ sister newsletter, min, the tome… Continued

ADI Press Track. http://www.presstrac.com Provides information about its news and media content analysis; company directory, a search mechanism and links to USA Today. Agenda Online . http://www.agendaonline.com Provides users with information about event planning including… Continued

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), Washington, D.C., recently handed out 13 awards of excellence for association government relations programs. The winners, by category, are: — Overall program management/federal level legislative–National Rehabilitation Association, Alexandria,… Continued

Decreasing federal budgets and a push for deregulation are leading to expanding influence of state legislatures. This, in turn, is leading to increased focus on state government relations activities by corporations. Given the increasing importance… Continued

Next month PR NEWS will send subscribers an exclusive bonus–the “PR NEWS Guide to Media Relations Services.” Included in the guide will be listings of scores of products and services that PR executives rely on… Continued