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July 1st, 2002 by

The latest crisis of corporate trust unfolds at WorldCom as yet another major corporation reveals improper accounting practices. The word from John Sidgmore, CEO, in a statement released to the media: He and fellow members… Continued

First Lady’s Former Deputy Press Secretary Talks Power and PR

July 1st, 2002 by

Corridors of power? Ashleigh Adams has been there and done that. Adams graduated from the University of Southern California and went on to serve as press deputy to Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. In a… Continued

Microsoft’s PressPass Goes Above – and Beyond – Journalists’ Needs

July 1st, 2002 by

Leave it to Microsoft to brand its online press center. The e-newsroom, dubbed PressPass, features such a wealth of information it boggles the mind. Obviously, the software behemoth has more messaging, more white papers, more… Continued

Green Gaffe or Clever Comms?

July 1st, 2002 by

ExxonMobil is suing Greenpeace over what it calls an infringement on its brand in France. Greenpeace’s French wing has been running a “Stop E$$o” campaign that replaces the “S’s” in ExxonMobil’s French logo with dollar… Continued

But CEOs Accountable for Rebuilding Trust

July 1st, 2002 by

Golin/Harris’ latest survey, “Trust in American Business,” on the other hand, shows that 37 percent of 200 Americans polled in June believe the crisis of trust will get worse over the next few months (perhaps… Continued

Reputation For Some Looks Rosy

July 1st, 2002 by

In the wake of yet another accounting scandal, who would guess that any corporation’s reputation would increase in 2002? According to the 2002 Fortune/Roper Corporate Reputation Survey, however, financial services companies and travel companies all… Continued

Summer Reading List

July 1st, 2002 by

Wouldn’t want those lazy days on the beach to go completely to waste … Looking for a good read to fill your summer leisure time? Below are some of the latest titles geared at the… Continued

People Moves

July 1st, 2002 by

Corporate Moves James Holtje becomes manager of leadership communications, a new position, at Siemens Corp. Holtje joins Siemens from WPP’s Brouillard Communications. He will be responsible for writing articles, exec speeches and thought leadership pieces,… Continued

Patriotic PR Hits July 4th Homerun for Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

July 1st, 2002 by

Pop quiz: Who was our first president? Who wrote the “Star Spangled Banner”? Who were the contenders in the Civil War? And from what country did America win its independence as a result of the… Continued

Media Insight: "Code Breaking"

July 1st, 2002 by

CIO Insight 492 Old Connecticut Path Framingham, MA 01701 781/393-3000 http://www.cioinsight.com In June, CIO Insight ran the first installment of a new quarterly column by Lawrence Lessig, a professor of law at Stanford Law School… Continued