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December 8th, 2003 by

In our continuing series of profiles on PR industry leaders, PR NEWS recently spoke to Frank Ovaitt, co-chair of the Institute for Public Relations and managing director for McLean, Va.-based communications consulting firm Crossover International,… Continued

Economic Climate Heats Up Demand For Independent Counsel

December 8th, 2003 by

In the eternal debate between big-name PR firms and independent practitioners, some things remain constant. The indies say they offer access to higher-level talent. The big firms claim depth and breadth of institutional experience. The… Continued

December 9: PR NEWS Webinar

December 8th, 2003 by

There’s still time to register for PR NEWS’ Advanced CSR: “Developing & Executing Successful Corporate Social Responsibility Programs” on Tuesday, Dec. 9; 1:30-3 p.m. (ET) Go to http://www.PRandMarketing.com .

Overheard

December 8th, 2003 by

“If some spokesman insists on using circular language to answer a question, we have to give him the opportunity to do that, even if the rest of the story makes clear the absurdity of the… Continued

Weber Shandwick Veterans Hang Out Their Own Shingle

December 8th, 2003 by

Six PR pros from Weber Shandwick last week launched Tier One Partners LLC, a full-service PR firm based in Boston. The six partners are Jeanne Bock, Laura Feng, Marian Hughes, Kim Miller, Sue Parente and… Continued

New Link Between Education Association and U.S. Newswire

December 8th, 2003 by

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) said last week that it has partnered with U.S. Newswire to provide news releases and multimedia news distribution services to individual and institutional CASE members nationwide.… Continued

Travels with USA Today

December 8th, 2003 by

USATODAY.com recently made some dramatic changes to its Travel site, offering communications execs new vehicles for both their internal and external clients. Here’s a sampling: A searchable index of the Web’s latest air, hotel, and… Continued

Winner/Crisis Communicator of the Year — Kent Jarrell: No Longer a Reporter But Still Very Much Thinking Like One

November 24th, 2003 by

As a broadcast journalist for more than 20 years for both CBS News and WUSA-TV in Washington D.C., Kent Jarrell covered some of the biggest stories in the last two decades, including the Persian Gulf… Continued

Media Insight: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

November 24th, 2003 by

The Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc. 1729 H St. NW Washington, DC 20006 202.887.6400 http://www.Kiplinger.com The Wind-Up Founded more than half a century ago as Changing Times and now known as Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, this pub… Continued

Bugaboos

November 24th, 2003 by

Eric Lundquist, editor-in-chief (since 1999) of eWeek, doesn’t want to hear about the latest in MP3 technology. For the purposes of eWeek (400,000-circ) he’s strictly interested in stories about b2b technology. The publication, which in… Continued