Entertainment Publicist to the stars Nanci Ryder reveals she has ALS (Fox)

Social How the Nobel Prize committee became cool on social media (WSJ)

M&A AbbVie close to dropping Shire bid as tax rules change(Bloomberg)

Corporate As activist investors gain strength, boards surrender to demands (NY Times)

H-care What the Texas ebola case teaches about crisis communications (Modern Healthcare)

Media HBO changes the game, slates web-only service next year (Forbes)

PR 101 How to get media to attend a boring event (L. Petrosky)

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