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Cokie Roberts, one of what a colleague called “The Founding Mothers of NPR,” as well as a longtime anchor and political correspondent for ABC News, has died of complications from breast cancer. Roberts was 75.
Former Condé Nast chief communications officer Cameron Blanchard has joined Charter Communications as senior vice president, communications.
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An increasing number of Americans want to spend their vacation time immersing themselves in a different culture, according to a new survey from MMGY Global.
Why the admissions scandal offers community colleges’ best PR opportunity since The Great Recession.
5W Public Relations is named AOR for AI-powered legal research platform Blue J Legal... M&C Saatchi Public Relations will lead communications for Homesick, which makes scented candles... MMGY NJF is promoting The Islands of Tahiti.
E-cigarette company Juul Labs has seen its corporate image take a big hit over the past year—sinking to the next to last spot out of more than 3,000 brands in a new survey from Morning Consult.
The State of Delaware is seeking proposals among agencies that can provide a spate of marketing, PR, advertising and media buying services.
Lee Applbaum, former marketing chief for spirits giant Bacardi Limited, has joined global cannabis company Surterra Wellness, where he’s been named CMO.
Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to expand the definition of lobbying to cover anybody who is paid to influence lawmakers, as part of her drive to end the "weaponization" of lobbying where corporate interests trump the fundamental promise of US democracy that every voice matters.
Emmanuel Tchividijian, who was senior VP/chief ethics officer at Ruder Finn in a 20-year stint, has established The Markus Gabriel Group as an ethics consulting shop.
Joele Frank is handling media for Alder BioPharmaceuticals, which is focused on the development and commercialization of migraine treatments, in its $2B sale to Denmark’s Lundbeck.
How public relations professionals can improve the industry’s current image problem.
PR World Alliance adds Denterlein of Boston and XCOM of Brazil to membership... Duarte Inc. opens Brooklyn office to expand reach of Silicon Valley firm... FiComm Partners freshes up its brand.
The Wisconsin Dept. of Tourism has selected Denver-based Turner following a competitive pitch to handle the PR component of its integrated marketing communications push.
Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has named Glenn Eden, executive VP at Weber Shandwick, chair of the city's Choose Chicago destination marketing unit.
The Dominican Republic extended its contract with Rubenstein PR, which was hired in June following the mysterious deaths of nine American tourists on the island.
Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners has brought on Dan Berger as executive vice president and head of communications.
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has recruited Abbey Collins, former press secretary to Empire State Governor Andrew Cuomo, as chief communications officer.
The Influencer Marketing Association, which includes Weber Shandwick, Unilever, 360PR+, Best Buy and Hunter, has launched as the official trade organization committed to protecting the authenticity and ethics of influencer marketing.
Lauren Petterson, who nurtured the growth of Fox & Friends has been named president of FOX Business Network, replacing Brian Jones... Google, which is under intense scrutiny in DC, has made changes to its search guidelines that the company says will prioritize original reporting and make it more visible online... Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism releases report that probes winning strategies of local news outlets.
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