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The Marshall Project names Susan Chira editor of the nonprofit news organization dedicated to reporting on the US criminal justice system... Financial Times adds Deal Street Asia to its line-up... Bustle Digital Group has followed up its acquisition of Gawker and Mic with the purchase of The Outline.
Purdue Pharma, J&J's Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Endo Health, Teva Pharmaceuticals, McKesson, Cardinal Health and Amerisource Bergen Drug are among targets in deceptive marketing practices lawsuit filed today against opioid makers/distributors.
March Madness is a bigger draw for US consumers than the Mueller Report, but almost half of them don’t really care about either one, according to a new poll conducted by Finn Partners.
Andrea Mokros, VP-communications & events for the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee from 2015 to 2018 and top aide to First Lady Michelle Obama, is now at Weber Shandwick as senior VP-corporate & PA in its Minneapolis office.
Commentary
The TWA fuselage plunked down in Times Square last weekend drew a lot of good local press. It also reminded me of Yogi Berra’s line about "it's déjà vu all over again."
BCW has launched a cannabis and hemp strategic consulting unit to help companies gain market entry, tackle regulatory challenges, communicate product benefits and engage consumers.
Social media is a great platform, but recent events prove that it shouldn’t be the only medium brands use to engage with consumers.
FTI Consulting teams with Google and Local Media Assn. to develop a robust and sustainable online revenue model for small, regional newspapers.
Spectrum Science Communications, Imre, LLC and W2O Group powered the Top 25 independent PR firms to a 12.9 percent rise in combined 2018 fee income to $2.1B and a 10.7 percent jump in employment to 11,702, according to O'Dwyer's Rankings of PR Firms released Mar. 26.
Boeing turned to Sard Verbinnen for crisis support in the days following the Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crash, according to the New York Times. Company initially faulted for failing to put a "human face" on crisis response.
Michael O'Looney, a one-time New York Police Dept. deputy commissioner and WCBS-TV news reporter, is joining Brunswick Group on May 1. He will join from Elliott Management after stints at Barclays/Americas and Merrill Lynch.
Research shows that companies can sometimes gain value when responding to a celebrity endorser whose bad misbehavior has threatened their brand.
Commentary
Barely two days following a smashing vindication and total exoneration by his hand-picked attorney general, president Trump launched an all-out offensive on his white whale, ObamaCare. As SNL's Kenan Thompson used to sing, "What's Up With That?"
Tech Image renews AOR relationship with Bosch, Window & Door Manufacturers Association... Diffusion signs on with haircare company Tyme... Gutenberg picks up Rebel Foods, Enerallies
Jennifer Granston, a 19-year veteran of tech powerhouse WE Communications, has moved to media analytics company Zignal Labs as head of strategy & insights, a newly created role.
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation names Marshall Stowell its first-ever communications VP. He was VP-external affairs at Population Services International... PR Talent search firm recruits Zeno Group's Matt Batt to head Chicago operations... Buffalo Groupe names Derek Koenig creative/content czar... Federal Advocates lures Kip Talley, who was chief of staff for Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz, a strong ally of president Trump.
84 percent of Americans haven’t paid for local news of any kind in the past year, according to a recent Pew Research Center report.
JW Childs Assocs, has rebranded as Prospect Hill Growth Partners following the Feb. 22 raid of a Florida massage parlor that netted its chairman/co-founder John Childs.
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