Huntsworth Takes
$4.5M Re-Org Charge
Huntsworth, which was hit with cancellation of $6M in yearend 2011 projects, announces $4.5M reorganization charge.

• Amgen Vet to Weber Shandwick
• Finn Partners Develops PR for Atlanta Biz Push
• Florida Moves Tourism PR to Ketchum
• Bell Negotiates Buyout at Chime
• PR Accounts on the Move
• Pedersen: Arizona Showdown Shows Obama Has Grown

Florida Keys Tourism
Reviews PR
The tourism entity for the Florida Keys is reviewing its PR account via RFP through early March.

• Top PR Exec at News Corp. to Exit
• News Corp. Hacking Scandal Spreads to Sun
• H+K Chief Helms Corporate Advisory Group
• PLM Group Cuts Ties with Egypt

• The Economist Deems China Worthy - McCauley
• Wikipedia is 11 Years Old; PR Society Skips Party - O'Dwyer

Cunningham to Bite as President
Tech PR pioneer Andy Cunningham has left e-commerce platform developer Rearden Commerce to head North American operations for Bite Communications.

• Greenpeace Raps TransCanada's Keystone Pipeline PR
• Walter Takes US Chamber PR Post
• eBay Taps Gibson to Fight Internet Sales Tax
• Honick: Media Play Ringleader Role for Presidential Race Circus
• CBS Fires Blogger Who Got Paterno Death Wrong

Mobile Check Deposit Developer
Taps IR, Comms. Chief
Mitek Systems, the imaging software company emerging as a leader in mobile check deposits, has brought in a Blueshirt Group managing director as VP of investor relations and corporate communications.

• Joele Frank, Kekst are Top U.S. M&A Advisors
• Lobbying Outlays Dipped $6.8% in 2011
• Bell Pottinger Gets New Crisis Chief
• Ex-Congressman Makes Pitch for Taiwan
• McEwen: Is the Mobile Bandwagon Passing PR By?

• Social Media Catchy job titles (@taypeps)
• Carnival Crisis A deeper look at Carnival's PR crisis (@redbanyangroup)
• Carnival Crisis Carnival Cruise Lines faces hostile PR tide (Miami Herald)
• Media Relations The role of skepticism and persuasion in PR (@gregoryfca)
• Healthcare Clinical trials and search (@eyeonfda)
• SOPA Pro-SOPA lobbyists say they're losing PR battle (WSJ)
• Pop Culture 'Jaws' and PR (@WidmeyerComms)
• Digital Pinterest: The visual phenomenon of the Internet (@furiarubel)