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New Hires & Promotions

May 17th, 1999 by

Corporate/Media American Baby magazine (owned by Primedia), New York, names Emilie Gale senior account manager; previously an account manager at USA Today, Arlington, Va. The Miami Herald hires William Cone as general manager and executive… Continued

PR Helps Open Doors – And Minds – for New Medical Center

May 17th, 1999 by

When the Lambda Medical Group opened its doors in Los Angeles in September, it had to do more than the average medical center to gain entree into the healthcare community. A fancy guest list and… Continued

Calendar

May 17th, 1999 by

May 16-18 "The 1999 Business Marketing Conference," BMC, Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Chicago, 888/784-7659. May 18 "Molding the Sports Image: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Sports PR & Image Building," Black Public Relations Society of Greater New… Continued

Key Contacts: The Denver Post

May 17th, 1999 by

1560 Broadway Street Denver, CO 80202 Fax: 303/820-1679 e-mail: living@denverpost.com Although the Littleton, Colo., massacre continues to monopolize national headlines, the lifestyle section of The Denver Post doesn’t want pitches based on that hook. (Editors… Continued

Media Insight

May 17th, 1999 by

Star Tribune 425 Portland Ave. South Minneapolis, MN 55488 The Star Tribune employs what the paper calls "section coordinators" to help sort faxes and do other administrative tasks. What these staffers also do, however, is… Continued

Digging Deeper: Studies That Brush the Surface Don’t Help Cause of PR

May 17th, 1999 by

I returned recently from the PRSA Counselors Academy to find this in the pile of press releases on my desk: "Microsoft’s Legal Battle Hurt Company Image, According to GCI Study." While the release admittedly got… Continued

Lockheed Martin Space Sector Corporate Exec Shares Insight About Industry, New Boeing Job

May 17th, 1999 by

Virnell A. Bruce, VP of communications at Lockheed Martin Corporation Space and Strategic Missiles Sector in Bethesda, Md., since 1995, joins the Boeing Company May 26 as VP of communications for government relations. Bruce will… Continued

Job Tracker

May 17th, 1999 by

PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALIST: PriceWeber, a $63 million marketing communications firm in Louisville KY, seeks a PR professional with minimum of five years of agency/client experience. Requires strong writing skills and experience in business-to-business media relations;… Continued

Creating a Corporate Culture: Seeking Employees’ Opinions is Step No. 1

May 17th, 1999 by

NEW YORK – It’s no secret in the PR world that an open workplace environment is the backbone to achieving positive employee communications. But the buzz word for the new millennium is "corporate culture" and… Continued

The News Monitor

May 13th, 1999 by

Commission Issues Newborn Kidnapping Guidelines The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) last week issued guidelines that should help hospitals prevent baby snatching. The special alert was sent to nearly U.S. 5,100… Continued