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Jim Hill, Founder of News Broadcast Network, Dies…

July 14th, 2003 by

Broadcaster Jim Hill, the founder and Chairman Emeritus of News Broadcast Network (NBN), died July 4 at the age of 84 in Claremont, Calif., after a brief illness. Hill, whose 65-year career spanned nearly every… Continued

PR Standings…

July 14th, 2003 by

There were a couple of media episodes last week that, taken together, beg several PR questions. The first was the vituperative comments made by MSNBC commentator Michael Savage that cost him his job with the… Continued

…And Tactics

July 14th, 2003 by

The study reinforces the need for companies to listen carefully to Web site visitors’ queries and be prepared to provide accurate information about their operations. Communication executives should also study what certain companies have done… Continued

Trend….

July 14th, 2003 by

The Web is starting to serve up more and more dish, and online opinion leaders are eating it up with a spoon. So to make sure they’re getting the right info, corporate communication executives need… Continued

PR World Shakes Its Head as Oracle And PeopleSoft Trade Blows

July 14th, 2003 by

There’s a reason they call it a “hostile” takeover. In early June, mega software player Oracle Corp. offered $5.1 billion for rival PeopleSoft and upped the ante to $6.3 billion on June 18. The board… Continued

Following (Non) Decision on Nike v. Kaske, Jury Still Out on Ramifications

July 14th, 2003 by

The timing was a bit curious. A little more than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to rule on whether the First Amendment protected a Nike publicity campaign to counter charges that Asian… Continued

Crazy, Like A Fox…

June 30th, 2003 by

Emmy winner and esoteric extraordinaire Dennis Miller started his new gig on Fox News Channel last week. Miller will share his sarcastic commentary on the Friday editions of FNC’s “Hannity & Colmes.” His spots will… Continued

Peeling Onions…

June 30th, 2003 by

Penton Media, which was de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month, is trying to rein in costs with the September launch of Logistics Today. The monthly publication replaces Transportation & Distribution and… Continued

CSR Kudos…

June 30th, 2003 by

Ford Motor Co. captured two of the six Gold Awards handed out recently at the Cause Marketing Halo Awards in New York. One was for raising funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer,… Continued

Trend….

June 30th, 2003 by

A growing number of companies are tripping over themselves to develop corporate social responsibility programs. But they may be just spinning their wheels. According to the fourth annual Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Monitor Survey of… Continued