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Boeing’s Relocation Strategy Elevates PR to New Heights

May 21st, 2001 by

The jet engines have barely cooled since Boeing chairman Phil Condit placed a call to Illinois Governor George Ryan from some 30,000 feet to announce that Chicago was his kind of town. Yet PR pundits… Continued

Pot Movement Up in Smoke?

May 21st, 2001 by

Last week the Supreme Court criminalized the sale of marijuana for medicinal use. “This just means that tens of thousands of seriously ill patients, people with AIDS and people confined to wheelchairs, will have to… Continued

Web Junkies

May 21st, 2001 by

According to a new study released by Scarborough Research, adults are consuming less traditional media to fit in new Web-surfing habits. While the majority of online users report unchanged consumption of other media, 23% report… Continued

Fighting (a)literacy

May 21st, 2001 by

Startling numbers of literate people are choosing not to read books, magazines, and newspapers, according to a recent survey from the NDP Group and The Washington Post. According to the study, in 1991 more than… Continued

Is there a Doctor on the Web?

May 21st, 2001 by

Doctors are more Web-savvy than ever, according to an American Medical Association study on physicians’ sse of thd Web. More than 70% of doctors used the Web in 2000, up from 20% in 1997. Frequent… Continued

New Features

May 14th, 2001 by

The ABCs of Content ABC and Walt Disney Internet Group are going back to the basics – there’s nothing Americans love more than entertainment. Accordingly, ABC will beef up its entertainment news coverage beginning this… Continued

Hotline

May 14th, 2001 by

Publishing Landscape Homes & Land Publishing is debuting a companion Web site, HomesAndLand.com, complete with offerings for consumers and real estate professionals. Users can search listings, find agents and browse the latest issue. The site… Continued

Why Chat? Why Not?

May 14th, 2001 by

Fear of new tricks may be keeping old dogs in the PR industry from integrating Web chats into their strategic communications plans. But the truth is, hosted text chats aren’t excruciatingly scientific, and at roughly… Continued

This Just In…

May 14th, 2001 by

The AMA has urged Attorney General Ashcroft to fully fund and staff a federal lawsuit against the tobacco industry, citing its support for such action based on Big Tobacco’s accountability “for deceiving the public about… Continued

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May 14th, 2001 by

Sticks and stones may break our bones, but when the United Nations boots us off the Human Rights Commission, it really stings. In an attempt to save face following that blow to Uncle Sam’s reputation,… Continued