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Edelman PR Worldwide has cut 60 employees from its payroll of 2,300. The cuts did not focus on any particular practice or office, but the Houston office has been closed. Burson-Marstellar founding chairman and industry… Continued

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All PR execs face a few crises in the course of their careers – but few with more regularity than hospital communicators in major metropolitan cities. PR NEWS last week caught up with Lisa Wyatt,… Continued

With the federal government’s welfare reform act well under way, the welfare caseload has dropped from 12.9 million recipients in 1996 to 5.8 million in 2000. America has its lowest percentage of the population on… Continued

733 Third Ave. New York, N.Y. 10017 Phone: 212/687-8288 Fax: 212/687-8456 Stress alert! The company you represent is going broke, its top executives have resigned, the market’s looking weak, and journalists are hounding you about… Continued

A good headline is never easy to write, but a bad one can be downright entertaining. This week we received a release with one of the most confounding headlines we’ve seen: “New Coalition Says Construction… Continued

American Spectator’s New Vision. Conservative Clinton-bashing monthly American Spectator is refocusing its editorial to devote more space to technology- related issues. Editor and Publisher Richard Vigilante said the new direction will combine hard-hitting political coverage… Continued

Betsy Nichol has resigned as president of Women Executives in PR. President-elect Lisa Kovitz, managing director of Burson-Marsteller, will assume her duties as new president. Nichol was unavailable for comment, but Nichol & Co. staff… Continued

“Survivor guilt,” usually felt by those who walk away unscathed from plane disasters and car crashes, is also affecting those who stay employed in the wake of mass layoffs during these uncertain economic times. Corporations,… Continued

Catastrophe Creates Fodder for the Press Release Mill. Nothing screams “opportunity” for PR people than a high-profile natural disaster. Case in point: the day after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Seattle last week, we searched keyword… Continued