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Westhampton Election Marred by Stonewalling

Thu., Jun. 18, 2015

By Jack O'Dwyer

westhampton beachNearly 500 residents of Westhampton Beach will go to the polls tomorrow but they will have to base their decisions on a woeful lack of info on candidates and their stands.

Iran Eyes $50B Signing Bonus in Nuke Deal

Thu., Jun. 18, 2015

By Joe Honick

joe honickPresident Obama dangles $50B bribe before Iran's Ayotollahs to encourage them to sign nuclear agreement. Where's the media outrage?

NYT 'Insensitive' for Blaming Irish Victims of Balcony Collapse

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Kevin McCauley

timesThe New York Times was "insensitive" in its June 16 report about the balcony collapse in Berkeley, which killed five Irish students and a person with dual Irish-American citizenship, according to Margaret Sullivan, the paper's public editor.

Mercury Re-Fights Battle of Okinawa

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Kevin McCauley

okinawaMercury Public Affairs represents the Okinawa prefecture of Japan in its long-running dispute over the massive US military base there.

Olson Churns Land O'Lakes PR

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Greg Hazley

kim olsonKim Olson, a corporate veteran who leads marketing and communications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, is moving to agriculture and food co-op Land O'Lakes as its first chief communications officer.

Parade's Carpentier Marches to FH

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Kevin McCauley

fran carpentierFran Carpentier, long-time editor of Parade, has joined FleishmanHillard's New York media group as senior VP.

NY's Revamped Javits Center Seeks PR Help

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Greg Hazley

javitsNew York's Javits Center, the 29-year-old Manhattan convention center that is the state's largest trade show space, is on the hunt for PR counsel.

Westhampton Vote Imperils Eruvim Religious Boundaries

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Jack O'Dwyer

rubioA national focus will be on the Westhampton Beach election Friday when two candidates who oppose erection of an eruv Jewish religious boundary seek to join the board of trustees. NYT is AWOL on this story.

NFL Has Become Magnet for Crisis

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Rene Henry

rene henryFor the past year the busiest executive at the National Football League has to be the person responsible for crisis management and communications.

PR Exec to Packers Exec Committee

Wed., Jun. 17, 2015

By Greg Hazley

susan fincoSusan Finco, president of Leonard & Finco PR, is slated to join the seven-member executive committee of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, the first woman on the publicly owned team's governing body.

Sulzberger Tackles Digital Transformation of NY Times

Tue., Jun. 16, 2015

By Kevin McCauley

sulzbergerNew York Times publisher Pinch Sulzberger talked about the transformation from a company reliant on advertising revenue to one dependent on circulation sales. He spoke about paper's future at Hunter College.

Blog: TV is Digital Media's Future

Tue., Jun. 16, 2015

By Kevin McCauley

television is the new televisionDigital media survivors will be those who adopt the business model of traditional TV, says critic Michael Wolff in his provocative new book, 'Television is the New Television: The Unexpected Triumph of Old Media in the Digital Age.'

FitzGibbon Gives PR Voice to Venezuela

Tue., Jun. 16, 2015

By Kevin McCauley

venezuelaFitzGibbon Media represents Venezuela's DC embassy under a six-month contract worth $150K.Diplomatic ties between the US and Venezuela may be on upswing.

Cision Unloads UK Units to Assuage Regulators

Tue., Jun. 16, 2015

By Greg Hazley

cisionCision will divest the UK operations and assets of both Cision and Vocus to Access Intelligence, the London-based enterprise software purveyor.

CA City Eyes Water Conservation PR

Tue., Jun. 16, 2015

By Greg Hazley

lynwoodLynwood, Calif., is looking for a PR firm to tout water conservation efforts amid the Golden State's extraordinary crackdown on water use.