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LA’s Bizarre Read. A new, free monthly magazine hopes to hit LA like an earthquake. The publication, Bold, is aimed at Gen-X hipsters interested in politics, technology and celebrities (pretty normal), sex, drinking, gambling and… Continued

The Los Angeles Times is discontinuing publication of its 14 community news sections and eliminating about 125 positions. Ketchum’s Washington D.C. office takes on the Bridgestone/Firestone crisis, becoming the company’s third PR agency of record… Continued

Women are making up a larger segment of the communications and public relations industry than ever before, but progress remains slow on cracking the glass ceiling, according to veteran insiders. These days, the most fruitful… Continued

Cantor Concern Director, PR for MA high-tech firm. Develop and manage the execution of a strategic PR plan to build awareness of the company, its products and services among key constituents including customers, industry analysts,… Continued

Wal-Mart might do well to think of “back to school” not only as a marketing opportunity, but also as a job requirement for its store merchandisers. In a July 30 article, an AP correspondent reported… Continued

Looking for benchmarks as you craft your annual report strategy this year? A sampling of winners from the ARC (Annual Report Competition) 2000 Awards: Best of Show: Meta-4 Inc. for A.G. Edwards President’s Letter: Ford… Continued

It’s annual report planning season. Have you asked your investors what they thought of last year’s report? A recent online survey conducted by the brand-consulting firm, Turner & Associates San Francisco, polled 766 investors to… Continued

Funny how a problem like a severe labor shortage can improve internal communication at PR agencies. The latest Thomas L. Harris/Impulse Research Employee Satisfaction Survey, which gauged the opinions of agency staffers nationwide, shows a… Continued

Stephen D. Doyal SVP, Public Affairs & Communications Hallmark Cards Inc., Kansas City, MO 816/274-4314 sdoyal2@hallmark.com History: Graduated from the University of Missouri (B.A., journalism) in 1971, and was drafted into the U.S. Army. Spent… Continued

iTalkSlides debuted on Sept 11. This Tellsoft service enables companies to offer live Internet presentations, chat functionality and spontaneous Web tours. It is Web- based so participants do not have to download proprietary software. Presenters… Continued