O'Dwyer's Nov. '26 Technology PR & AI Issue'

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Last Updated: Fri., Oct. 16, 2026 @ 4:55 pm

Alberta's SEC Seeks Comms Partners

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

AlbertaThe Alberta Securities Commission is accepting the credentials of firms interested in providing communications services to the Canadian province’s regulatory body.

Zacharia Out as White House Press Sec.

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

KatieKatie Zacharia has been fired from her White House press secretary post after five days on the job, according to media reports.

Edelman

Revoking Trump’s Peace Prize

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

FIFAFIFA is expected to scrap its “FIFA Peace Prize-Football Unites the World” award at its December council meeting. That’s not enough... Big Oil is loaded with cash flowing from the Iran war. Wall Street wants to know how will it spend the windfall... More and more killers of journalists are escaping punishment.

PPHC

October Healthcare PR Issue:

O'Dwyer's Oct. '26 Healthcare PR Magazine

Kristin RyanThe New Information Ecosystem: How AI is Changing Healthcare Communications: AI has increasingly become the first place patients, caregivers and HCPs go to for answers to health-related ­questions. This fundamentally changes the role of healthcare communications. -- Kristin Ryan, Inizio EvokeChristina Merritt

You Can't Buy Consumer Trust in Health – You Have to Earn It: In a health landscape crowded with claims, brands earn trust by pairing credible proof with human stories, cultural relevance, and empowerment. -- Christina Merritt, Taylor

John CapodannoThe Machine is Reading You First: Healthcare IR and Corporate Comms in the Age of Real-Time Disclosure: To negotiate the demands of media, investors, regulators and the market, communicators to make sure that their narrative they construct is defensible every stop of the way. -- John Capodanno, ICR

Ryan O'GradyListen Before You Speak: Bridging the Gap Between Intelligence and Influence:
To increase the influence of health-related social media content, communicators need to change the focus from influencers to the audiences they are trying to reach. --
Ryan O'Grady, FINN Partners

More articles from key thought leaders plus profiles of the top healthcare PR firms

O'Dwyer's Nov. '26 Technology PR & AI Magazine

CEOs Becoming 'Corporate Diplomats'

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

EdelmanThe number of stakeholders and issues that affect almost every business decision is turning CEOs into “corporate diplomats," according to a report from Edelman.

Coyne - Be The Answer

Ballard Bags VZ Energy Services Client

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

BallardBallard Partners has signed to represent Servicios Petroleros del Sur on energy matters in Venezuela and the US.

ICR Strategic Communications

Boeing Alum Rice Flies to Herald Group

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

Steve RiceSteve Rice, who served as director of political mobilization for Boeing, joins DC-based bipartisan public affairs and strategic communications firm The Herald Group as SVP, overseeing its grasstops and 50-state field operations.

PR Firm News: ACC Boosts Intelligence Unit

Fri., Oct. 16, 2026

By Steve Barnes

ACCAcceleration Community of Companies, a network of independent media, marketing, and communications agencies including DKC, Stripe Theory and MKG, expands ACC Intelligence... Crosby Marketing Communications CEO Raymond Crosby is named to the Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce’s 2026 Business Hall of Fame Class... Superson, a Helsinki-based agency with hubs in Amsterdam, Toronto and Singapore, is expanding its footprint in North America with the opening of a Toronto office.

G&S Business Communications

FGS Global Acquires The Russell Group

Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

FGS Global & The Russell GroupFGS Global has acquired The Russell Group, a DC-based lobbying shop with strengths in the food and agricultural sectors.

WSSU Wants to Enroll Marketing Firm

Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

WSSUWinston-Salem State University seeks an executive strategic marketing and communications firm to serve as an advisor to chancellor Bonita Brown and her cabinet.

Peppercomm

Qorvis Adds Diplomacy Ace

Thu., Oct. 15, 2026

By Kevin McCauley

VictorShiblieQorvis has named Victor Shiblie senior advisor to boost its international network and global business opportunities.

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