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Behind the highly publicized controversy over the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration’s authorization of specialty license plates bearing the Confederate Flag is a lesson in crisis communications and media relations. PR NEWS turned to James Lukaszewski,… Continued

SECTIONS EDITORS DAYS TO CONTACT/DAYS TO AVOID METHODS COMMENTS Advertising/MarketingEverything from fledgling operations to business rebounds are probed. Senior Editor: Joshua Levine: 212/620-2480; Fax: 212/620-1873 Forbes is published every two weeks so editors aren’t working… Continued

Report on Meaningful Employee Communication Released The Dallas chapter of International Association of Business Communicators has released a 30-page report on employee communication to top executives at Dallas’ 100 largest companies to help raise awareness… Continued

As cyberspace becomes a part of the everyday business world, PR professionals can vouch that it’s a communications medium that should be used for all its worth. That’s the trend that companies nationwide seem to… Continued

Pierce Receives Presidential Citation from PRSA Jonathan M. Pierce, APR, vice president of Sawchuck, Brown Associates, Albany, N.Y., received the Presidential Citation from the Public Relations Society of America. He was given the honor for… Continued

PR NEWS spoke with PR guru, Alan Caruba, to get an insider’s perspective on PR and how the field is changing. Caruba, 59, is CEO of The Caruba Organization, Maplewood, N.J., (201/763-6392) which he established… Continued

NO stranger to celebrity publicity and media placement, knew how important it would be to get Madonna (new mom, Material Girl, "Evita" star) on the January cover of Redbook magazine. The magazine, intent on repositioning… Continued

Corporate PR budgets for 1997 are up over last year, with monies being earmarked for PR Web ventures, projects headed by consultants and strategic communications programs. But although budgets have jumped slightly, PR staffs won’t… Continued

SECTIONS EDITORS DAYS TO CONTACT/DAYS TO AVOID METHODS COMMETNS News This section is made up of a potpourri of news –including what’s happening in Washington to goings-on worldwide. National Issues: Carolyn Pesce, 703/276-3673; Carl Pisano… Continued

Entry forms for the 1996 Golden World Awards competition, conducted by the International Public Relations Association, are now available from Levitt Management Consultants, CIS 70526.111, and elsewhere from the IPRA Secretariat at fax: +44-181-979-5846 (Great… Continued