Stories by PRNEWS

Charting The Industry: Diversity in the Workplace: It’s Not About Quotas – It’s About Added Value

November 13th, 2006 by

It’s an issue that has seen a lot of press over the years, but that in no way diminishes its importance. And although concerns about diversity in the workplace remain a priority that’s here to… Continued

PR Pulse

November 13th, 2006 by

Guilt By Association Doesn’t Lessen The Blow America is abuzz with the results of last week’s elections, and the months leading up to November 7 were politically charged. Mud-slinging left political candidates of all persuasions… Continued

PR’s Role In Hiring Top Communications Executives: Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You

November 13th, 2006 by

What do former NASA spokesperson George Deutsch, former FEMA director Michael Brown, former Notre Dame football coach George O’Leary and former Radio Shack CEO David Edmondson all have in common? The word “former” in front… Continued

Changing Face Of CSR: New Trends Redefine Doing Well By Doing Good

November 13th, 2006 by

When the oil tanker Exxon Valdez hit Bligh Reef off the coast of Alaska in March of 1989 and subsequently spilled millions of gallons of oil into the waters, it quickly became a crisis of… Continued

15 to Watch

November 6th, 2006 by

Name: Tim Fry Title: Senior Vice President & Microsoft Client Relationship Leader Company: Weber Shandwick Age: 34 Tim Fry studied international relations and Japanese in college, “so PR wasn’t the career I had in mind,”… Continued

Spokesperson of the Year

November 6th, 2006 by

Winner: Stephanie Bunker, Spokesperson United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs What are the odds of a PR practitioner’s job actually being a matter of life and death? While Stephanie Bunker is not… Continued

Public Affairs Executive of the Year

November 6th, 2006 by

Winner: Carolyn Tieger, Partner and Global Leader, Public Affairs, Porter Novelli Follow-through and attention to detail are just two of many reasons for Carolyn Tieger’s success. A warrior and advocate, she has won major battles… Continued

PR Professional of the Year: Corporate

November 6th, 2006 by

Winner: Kathy Callahan, Director of Corporate Communications, Ameristar Casinos In recent years, casino properties and companies have changed hands as often as the dice at the craps table. Kathy Callahan faced the challenge in 2002… Continued

PR Team Leader

November 6th, 2006 by

Winner: Peggy Heller, Executive Vice President of Health-Care Public Relations, Vox Medica, Inc. Peggy Heller gets behind her people, whether it’s the clients for a multicultural campaign or her own staff. Her accomplishments in 2005… Continued

PR Professional of the Year: Nonprofit/Association

November 6th, 2006 by

Winner: Ted Nguyen, Communications Manager, Orange County Transportation Authority Liberal or conservative, rich or poor, people are usually resistant to news that will impact their wallets. Given this tendency, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) communications… Continued