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(This week, PR News editors Phil Hall and Courtney Barnes bemoan the PR professionals who make grand promises they cannot or will not keep.) PHIL: I’m not a happy camper. A PR rep for a… Continued

Common sense would dictate the receipt of an award is met with statements of gracious appreciation by the winner. And when the award is presented to a well-known writer, it is safe to assume a… Continued

In the April 3 edition, Mike Paul’s company was incorrectly identified. The company’s proper name is MGP & Associates PR.

The legal profession’s ability to offer clear and cogent messaging, often in the midst of heated crises or highly sensitive negotiations, has been recognized with the 2006 PR News Legal PR Awards. Covering the period… Continued

Whether you are happily ensconced in the C-suite or you are an account executive fresh out of school and plopped into your first job, you will sooner or later find yourself in a meeting. The… Continued

By Frank Ovaitt If the telephone were new today, just appearing in the work place, would we be sorting out issues of whether or not employees should be able to place calls and speak their… Continued

The digitalization of communications has introduced an array of new words into vocabularies industry-wide – podcasts, blogs, RSS feeds – all of which evolved from cryptic cyber dialects among underground “techie” communities to conversational verbiage… Continued

(This article was excerpted from the upcoming book “Unleashing the Power of Public Relations: The Contrarian’s Guide to Marketing and Communication” by Mark Weiner, president of Delahaye. The book will be published in June by… Continued

Promoting the introduction of a new product or service is a challenge for any PR professional. But how does one go about promoting awareness of an ongoing genocide in a distant country? For the Unitarian… Continued

Question: Many government agencies have a reputation (whether deserved or not) of facing crisis communications with stonewalling or deliberate misinformation. What advice can you give to information officers in public agencies in regard to handling… Continued