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Media Moves

January 28th, 2002 by

National News: Bill Colson, managing editor of Sports Illustrated, will step down at the conclusion of the Winter Olympics in February. Colson has been with the magazine for 24 years and has been managing editor… Continued

How’d You Get That?

January 28th, 2002 by

Environics Communications suffered a case of truly bad timing when it launched client ttools, LLC’s security hardware accessory product one hour before the terrorist attacks began on Sept. 11. Despite the disastrous timing of the… Continued

Ad Age: New Look, New Book

January 28th, 2002 by

Advertising Age redesigns with a new “fresh, contemporary look” and launches a variety of new features in the process. A new weekly “MediaWorks” page with news on the world of media debuts with the Jan.… Continued

CNBC’s New Lineup

January 28th, 2002 by

CNBC adds new programs to its lineup: Wake-up Call, with a look at market and world news Midday Call, offering real-time market coverage Closing Bell, covering the last 60 minutes of the trading day. For… Continued

This Just In…

January 21st, 2002 by

Texas-based Merit Industries steps into a public relations quagmire after delivering a plaque meant to honor James Earl Jones for his contributions to the civil rights movement inscribed instead with the name James Earl Ray,… Continued

Airport PR Helps Wary Travelers Cope

January 21st, 2002 by

Ken Capps serves as vice president of public affairs at Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport, the third-busiest airport in the world. Sept. 11 was the last day of status quo operations at airports nationwide – and… Continued

Then and Now: The Evolution of Crisis Comms

January 21st, 2002 by

Today, Joseph Diorio is a VP of PR with Boyd Tamney Cross in Wayne, Pa. But 20 years ago, he was working as a communications specialist at IBM on the day a former employee drove… Continued

Enron Crisis Powers Down

January 21st, 2002 by

The Enron debacle is the crisis du jour in business and political circles, a disaster that one crisis expert calls “a lesson in how to do everything wrong.” The company’s reputation has been demolished among… Continued

Persuading Execs to Heed Crisis Counsel

January 21st, 2002 by

An all too common refrain from our profession is that bosses don’t listen. One result is that bosses never seem to learn and have the same old agenda — telling us what to say, telling… Continued

Media Campaign Beats Trouble in Paradise

January 21st, 2002 by

Most American tourists shy away from vacation destinations known for raging wars between drug cartels. But add to the drug cartels the assassination of a local police chief, statistics that show 40 percent of the… Continued