Stories by PRNEWS

CNNfn and Money.com accomplish a planned merger to create CNNMoney.com. The site will cover business, financial and economic news, as well as personal finance and investing. The entire cable station is in the process of… Continued

Peter Herbst, associate editorial director of Hachette Filipacchi and former editor of Family Life, is taking over the reins of Premiere magazine after the firing of Editor-in- chief Michael Solomon. Herbst promises he will sharpen… Continued

Mode, the fashion magazine for plus-size women, closes up shop after failing to find a buyer. Conde Nast was in talks to buy the pub, which had a circulation of 600,000, but no deal emerged.… Continued

UpsideToday eliminates its daily stock market coverage, citing the “current business climate.” Several editorial staffers were eliminated, leaving only Editor Rex Crum, who will cover technology companies and produce the “On Trial” weekly feature. Email… Continued

MaryLee Sachs will succeed Thomas Hoog as president and CEO of Hill and Knowlton USA, effective January 1. Hoog will become a non-executive chair when he retires at year’s end. Sachs, with H&K for 15… Continued

As American business slowly gets into gear again following the September 11 terrorist attacks, PR insiders say it’s still too early to predict how the industry’s job market may fare in the months ahead. But… Continued

In the wake of Sept. 11 , conference organizers have rearranged events into October. Consult our conference organizer for updates: On for Oct. – Nov. 15-16 PRSA Crisis Communication Strategy, Chicago 22 IABC Conference Division… Continued

Bill Maher got a lesson in patriotic PR last week after his incendiary comments on “Politically Incorrect” following the terrorist attacks. (One of Maher’s guests took exception to the popular opinion that the terrorist attacks… Continued

Corporate communications VPs should expect to pull in close to $190,000 this year, according to the 2001 Corporate Marketing and Communications Compensation Survey. Conducted by William M. Mercer, a human resources consultancy, the survey includes… Continued

Ad Value Equivalency have been dirty words in the measurement world in recent years. But a few PR pros are touting AVE as more credible than many may have previously thought. Execs from Surveillance Data… Continued