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Next week, PR NEWS begins its review of annual reports. Our analysis will delve into: graphic and visual elements; consistency and clarity of themes; usefulness as a communications tool; integration of editorial and financial content;… Continued

Lisa Chrones joins Selz/Seabolt Communications, Chicago, as senior account supervisor. Chrones was an account manager at Frankel & Company, Chicago. (Selz/Seabolt, 312/372-6160) At Ketchum Public Relations, Pittsburgh, Susan Brophy and David Krivda were promoted from… Continued

Much of the news about communications efforts made by U.S. corporations that come across our desks have some sort of employee, customer, media or investors connection. Those with a community relations tie-in are few and… Continued

Corporate communicators who view the annual report as a necessary burden had better think again. Today, the annual report is evolving as more than a lofty, ubiquitous document required by the U.S. Securities and Exchange… Continued

June 16: PRSA, "Knowledge Management: Linking Communications to Business Strategy," New York, 212/460-1480. June 17-20: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Program Evaluation," Boston, 617/552-4545. June 19: Canadian Council for Public Affairs Advancement, "Workshop: Creating… Continued

Corporate Restructuring: Edelman’s New York Office Branches Into Three Units The New York office of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide has reorganized to form three new operating units. Michael Morley, president of Edelman New York and… Continued

Legal News: Denny Dishes Up Image Polisher Denny’s, still recovering from a tarnished image tied to the 1994 settlements of two class-action discrimination lawsuits, has cooked up a $5 million advertising campaign to "erase its… Continued

Following is a chapter from the PR NEWS special report on the 12 Hottest (and 7 Not So Hot) Campaigns of 1997. Unfortunately for Trans World Airlines, it fell into one of the seven "not… Continued

At a time when more and more TV news outlets are looking for extra content to fill the air, companies are turning to satellite media tours (SMTs) as a digital lifeline to the public and… Continued

June 3-5: Promotion Marketing Association of America, Inc., "Basics of Promotion Marketing," Bellevue, Wash., 212/420-1100. June 3-6: The Center for Corporate Community Relations, "Community Relations Benchmarking," Boston, 617/552-4545. June 9: American Association of Advertising Agencies,… Continued