Stories by PRNEWS

Why and how do senior communications execs make the bold decision to change jobs? Let us count the ways. Big moves can be sparked by entrepreneurial urges, environmental preferences, curiosities about emerging marketplaces, workplace frustrations,… Continued

In today’s highly competitive marketplace, truly exceptional talent is a scarce commodity. As a result, the likelihood of your being courted by a recruiter has increased dramatically in recent months. Don’t let the seeming awkwardness… Continued

PR executive salaries in both corporate and agency circles continue to rise in 2000, although the rate of growth has leveled off at a steady 6%, compared with last year’s inflationary 10% increases, largely fueled… Continued

At BusinessWeek, Tom Lowry shifts from corporations editor to media editor, replacing Richard Siklos, who leaves to become editor of Inside Magazine (slated to launch in November). Lowry will assume his new position once a… Continued

Mo’ Money. Watch for a special double issue of Money magazine in December, featuring an online holiday shopping guide. Submissions are due by October 9. Assistant managing editor Sheryl Hilliard Tucker prefers to be contacted… Continued

TV Peeves. Last week, PR NEWS caught up with Robert Long, VP, News for the DC-based NBC affiliate WRC-TV, and gave him the opportunity to rant about the biggest mistakes media relations pros make in… Continued

Heard it on the Web. The Internet has become a vital lifeline for radio newsrooms, according to a study by News Generation, Inc. A survey of 100 stations in the top 50 markets (mostly news/talk… Continued

Civilization Crumbles. Worth Media, publisher of Worth magazine, is putting an end to Civilization, the award-winning magazine it bought from the Library of Congress in 1997 and promptly ruined by introducing celebrity guest editors whose… Continued

Distribution of the 2000-01 edition of the PRSA’s membership directory, known as the Blue Book, will be delayed until January 2001due to financial constraints. The directory was last published in October 1999. Spokeswoman Catherine Bolton… Continued

For many corporate communicators, the annual budgeting marathon is not a happy time – particularly in cases where senior management views the PR department as little more than a tactical cost center that easily could… Continued