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Multiple faxes, phone calls on deadline and outright sales pitches are a few pet peeves journalists share in their contact with PR professionals. And unfortunately, too many in media relations are committing those offenses daily.… Continued

How the National Hockey League is reaching its PR goal electronically Many professionals who rely on email for PR purposes may not see much difference between it and a fax message, but savvy users understand… Continued

Corporate Culture Education Caps M&A History at Covance Corp. Often, the real work behind mergers and acquisitions doesn’t start until long after the accountants and lawyers have crunched the numbers and signed the papers. Creating… Continued

July 20-21 "Strategic Planning for Internal Communication," IQPC (conference to focus on developing, implementing and measuring outcome-based communications programs), Stapleton Plaza Hotel, Denver, 800/882-8684. July 19- 21 "Optimizing Marketing Commun-ciations in an Increasingly Chaotic Information… Continued

The survey results appearing in this issue were conducted by PR NEWS in June 1999 with editorial staff of Phillips Business Information’s newsletters and magazines. Most of the journalists below can be reached at 301/340-7788.… Continued

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Robert Doughty, Vice President, Public Relations and Communications, Burger King Corp. The Early years Hometown: Tampa, FL High School: Berkley High School, Berkley, Mich. College: Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky; A.B. in PoliticalScience/English, Ohio University,… Continued

The Envelope, Please PR firm Campbell & Co. snagged this year’s Thoth Award from the PRSA National Capital Chapter. The award, named for the Egyptian God of communications, went to the Alexandria, Va.-based firm for… Continued

One Company Listens and Its Customers Respond… If I were King of the World (assuming, of course, that James Cameron would give up the title), I’d decree that any corporate spokesperson would have to pass… Continued

Jack Looks Inside the Box To Boost Employee Morale Inspiring employees is never easy. And keeping them inspired is even more of a Herculean effort. There’s certainly no secret recipe to this challenge, but Foodmaker… Continued