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Say What?

July 17th, 2000 by

It’s a well-known fact that the Dutch government is more tolerant than the U.S. and Canada in the regulation of certain unnamed substances. We’d love to know what the PR types in Amsterdam were smoking… Continued

Workplace Diversity is Overlooked as News Worthy of Investors’ Eyes

July 17th, 2000 by

Working to create diversity in the workplace is an important message to share with employees and with the general public, but it also could be having a greater affect on the bottom line than most… Continued

Media Moves

July 17th, 2000 by

Peter Svensson replaces David Kalish as business writer at AP, covering gadgets, large business deals, and consumers’ impact on technology. psvensson@ap.org. Kalish now writes for the National desk…Senior writer Susan Kuchinskas leaves Business 2.0 to… Continued

Resources

July 17th, 2000 by

Read ‘Em, But Don’t Weep. Despite recent reports that newspaper readership is on the decline, papers are still no medium to sneeze at. America’s 1,483 dailies now boast a collective circulation of 56 million (the… Continued

Media Strategy

July 10th, 2000 by

Broadcast Buzzwords. Heading out for a b-roll shoot? Might want to brush up on your broadcast vocabulary. Some terms you should know, courtesy of News Broadcast Network: Air check: Dubbed copy of an on-air broadcast… Continued

Government Accessible by Mouse

July 10th, 2000 by

Vocus, Inc. introduces a new Web-based tool to help public affairs counselors manage grassroots outreach, build advocacy Web sites, and cultivate relationships with legislators. The service operates under an application service provider (ASP) model -… Continued

Editorial Calendar Alert

July 10th, 2000 by

Get an Edge. Time to plan ahead for the Sept. 8 cover story in ComputorEdge, a regional weekly targeting novice and intermediate computer users and shoppers. “Computers, Kids, and Education” will examine how digital technology… Continued

Poaching Still Popular in Talent War, But New Hunting Grounds Emerging

July 10th, 2000 by

Laurie Mitchell, exasperated by the bruising dearth of talent available for hire in the PR biz, confesses to her outlandish new recruiting plan. “I’m going to make my own candidates,” she says dryly. “I’m working… Continued

Hotline

July 10th, 2000 by

MakeShift. Roughly 30 employees at Shift magazine have agreed to take a 35% pay cut in exchange for an equity stake in the title as a means of keeping it afloat until it can be… Continued

A World of Opportunity

July 10th, 2000 by

No doubt, PR executives are casting their nets wider in the quest for top talent. Speaking before the Chinese International PR Association on June 24 in Beijing, Ketchum chairman and incoming ICO president David Drobis… Continued